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

Swords

* Dadao (大刀), a Chinese short sword, an alternate term for the

dao (Chinese sword) ''Dao'' (pronunciation: , English approximation: , Chinese language, Chinese: 刀; pinyin: ''dāo''; jyutping: ''dou1'') are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. They can be straight or curved. The most common ...

* Tachi (大刀), a Heian Era sword, a version of the

chokutō The is a straight, single-edged Japanese sword that was mainly produced prior to the 9th century. Its basic style is likely derived from similar swords of ancient China. Chokutō were used on foot for stabbing or slashing and were worn hung fro ...

(直刀), a Japanese straight sword *

Daitō (long sword) A is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as the Yayoi period (1,000 BC – 300 AD), though most people generally refer to the curved blades made from the Heian period (794–1185) to the ...

(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 A is a Japanese sword typically made of bamboo used for practice and competition in '' kendō''. ''Shinai'' are also used in other martial arts, but may be styled differently from ''kendō shinai'', and represented with different characters. ...

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

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* 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 Tai To Yan () is a mountain that lies in northern Hong Kong near Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town, Fanling. It is close to a similarly named peak called Pak Tai To Yan. Geography Tai To Yan is 566 metres tall and is the tallest mountain in the n ...

(大刀屻; Tai-to Hill), New Territories, Hong Kong; a mountain *

Pak Tai To Yan Pak Tai To Yan () is a mountain in northern Hong Kong near Fanling. It is close to a similarly named peak called Tai To Yan. Pak Tai To Yan is 480 metres tall. Geography On the northern foot of this mountain, the largest cemetery in Hong Kong, ...

(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 Chinese salvationist religions or Chinese folk religious sects are a Chinese religious tradition characterised by a concern for salvation (moral fulfillment) of the person and the society.; ''passim'' They are distinguished by egalitarianism, a f ...

Other uses

* Dadao (大刀), the sword discipline of

Wushu (sport) Wushu () (), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern Chinese martial arts, including Shaolin kung fu, tai chi, and ''Wudangquan''. "Wushu" is the Chinese language ...

Daikatana ''Daikatana'' is a first-person shooter game developed by Ion Storm. It was published by Eidos Interactive for Windows and Kemco for Nintendo 64. Players control a swordsmaster who travels through various time periods using the eponymous Daikat ...