大刀 (meaning "big blade") may refer to:
Swords Dadao (大刀), a Chinese short sword, an alternate term for the dao (Chinese sword) Tachi (大刀), a Heian Era sword, a version of the chokutō (直刀), a Japanese straight sword Daitō (long sword) (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 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 List of military figures by nickname 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 (大刀屻; Tai-to Hill), New Territories, Hong Kong; a mountain Pak Tai To Yan (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
Other uses Dadao (大刀), the sword discipline of Wushu (sport) Daikatana (videogame), a U.S. English language first-person-shooter 2000 videogame by John Romero from ION Storm, which uses "大刀" on its box cover
See also
Tachi (太刀), a Japanese sabre curved sword ōdachi (大太刀), a Japanese great sword Glossary of Japanese swords Types of swords
刀 (disambiguation) 大
Dadao (disambiguation) Daitō (disambiguation) Tachi (disambiguation) Taito (disambiguation)