磨刀霍霍 — Chinese idiom
磨刀霍霍
mó dāo huò huò
Meaning
- (lit.) to sharpen one's sword
- (fig.) to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
Character by character
- 磨mómillstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear ou
- 刀dāoknife; old coin; measure
- 霍huòquickly, suddenly; surname
- 霍huòquickly, suddenly; surname
Idioms sharing a character
- 切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó
- 卸磨杀驴 xiè mò shā lǘ
- 好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó
- 磨嘴皮子 mó zuǐ pí zi
- 磨杵成针 mó chǔ chéng zhēn
- 磨穿铁砚 mó chuān tiě yàn
- 耳鬓厮磨 ěr bìn sī mó
- 临阵磨枪 lín zhèn mó qiāng
- 软磨硬泡 ruǎn mó yìng pào
- 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn
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