剑 jiàn

double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

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剑

jiàn

double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

kèzhōuqiújiàn

lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances