剑

长嘴剑鸻

cháng zuǐ jiàn héng

(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)

重剑

zhòng jiàn

épée (fencing)

双刃剑

shuāng rèn jiàn

double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)

项庄舞剑

xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC)

项庄舞剑，志在沛公

xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài pèi gōng

see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]

项庄舞剑，意在沛公

xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4]

龙泉剑

lóng quán jiàn

Longquan Sword, legendary ancient Chinese sword of extraordinary craftsmanship

上方宝剑

shàng fāng bǎo jiàn

imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)

佩剑

pèi jiàn

sword

刀光剑影

dāo guāng jiàn yǐng

lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)

刀剑

dāo jiàn

sword

刀枪剑戟

dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ

(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds