番刀

Traditional form:

番刀

Pinyin (reading):

fāndāo

Definitions:

• type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided scabbard

Characters:

• 番 - to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure

Traditional characters:

• 番 - to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure