大刀 Explained

大刀 (meaning "big blade") may refer to:

Swords

Dadao (大刀), a Chinese short sword, an alternate term for the dao (Chinese sword)
Tachi (大刀), a Heian Era sword, a version of the chokutō (直刀), a Japanese straight sword
Daitō (long sword) (大刀), the Japanese long sword classification, longer than 2 shaku (2 ft)
Daitō (大刀), a type of Japanese wooden sword, a version of the shinai bamboo kendo sword

People and characters

Wang Zhengyi (王正谊; 1844–1900), nicknamed "Dadao Wang Wu" (大刀王五, Broadsword Wang-wu), Qing Dynasty Chinese martial artist
Liu Ting, (nicknamed: 劉大刀, Liu Da-Dao, "Big Blade Liu"), a Ming Dynasty Chinese general; see List of military figures by nickname
Wang Dadao (王大刀, Big Sword Wang), a Jin Dynasty admiral; see Military history of the Song dynasty

Characters

Guan Sheng (nicknamed: "大刀", "Great Blade"), a fictional character from The Water Margin
Hu Da-Dao (胡大刀), a fictional character from the Taiwanese TV show Invincible Shan Bao Mei
Daaihoi Jungwaang (nicknamed: 大刀; Da Dao), a fictional character from Warlord (manhua)

Places

Tai To Yan (大刀屻; Tai-to Hill), New Territories, Hong Kong; a mountain
Pak Tai To Yan (北大刀屻; North Tai-to Hill), New Territories, Hong Kong; a mountain
Dadaozhai (大刀寨; Dadao Fort), one of the Sichuan anti-Mongol fortresses in China

Groups, organizations, companies

Big Swords Society (大刀會; Dàdāo Huì), a late 19th-century to early 20th-century Chinese peasant militia organization
Dadao Hui (大刀会; "Church of the Big Sword"), one of the Chinese salvationist religions

Other uses

Dadao (大刀), the sword discipline of Wushu (sport)
Daikatana (videogame), a U.S. English language first-person-shooter 2000 videogame by John Romero from ION Storm, which uses "大刀" on its box cover

See also

Tachi (太刀), a Japanese sabre curved sword
ōdachi (大太刀), a Japanese great sword
Glossary of Japanese swords
Types of swords
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- Dadao (disambiguation)
Daitō (disambiguation)
Tachi (disambiguation)
Taito (disambiguation)