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guandao.

A Chinese polearm with the blade mounted on top of the pole (as opposed to on the side like most European polearms).

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwɑnˌdaʊ/
  1. A Chinese polearm with the blade mounted on top of the pole (as opposed to on the side like most European polearms).

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 關刀 /关刀 (guāndāo, “Guan Yu's halberd”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.