Hyeopdo | |
Hangul | 협도 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | hyeopdo |
McCune–Reischauer | hyŏpto |
IPA | [çʌp.t͈o] |
The hyeopdo was a polearm used in Korea. It was also called micheomdo (Korean: 미첨도), which could be translated as "eyebrow sword" because the curved blade resembled an eyebrow.[1] The first written reference to a hyeopdo is in a Korean martial arts manual from the 17th century called the Muyeyebobeon Yeoksokjip (무예예보번역속집).