Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- yuè
English
- broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd
- battle-ax
- a battle‐axe
粵語
- 本為武器；以其笨重欠靈活，不便戰鬥，漸成祭器、儀仗或刑具。似斧，形制更大更重，以示莊嚴神聖。常用以借喻權威（如：節鉞）或刑罰（如：斧鉞）。
Variants
Words containing 鉞
- 不避斧鉞bat1 bei6 fu2 jyut6
not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
- 斧鉞湯鑊fu2 jyut6 tong1 wok6
battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
- 刀鋸斧鉞dou1 geoi3 fu2 jyut6
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
- 斧鉞之誅fu2 jyut6 zi1 zyu1
to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed
- 白旄黃鉞baak6 mou4 wong4 jyut6
white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition