刀马旦

Traditional form:

刀馬旦

Pinyin (reading):

dāomǎdàn

Definitions:

• female warrior role in Chinese opera

Characters:

• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 马 - horse; surname
• 旦 - dawn; morning; day

Traditional characters:

• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 旦 - dawn; morning; day