摩拳擦掌 — Chinese idiom
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
Meaning
- fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms
- to roll up one's sleeves for battle
- eager to get into action or start on a task
Character by character
- 摩móto scour, to rub, to grind; friction
- 拳quánfist; various forms of boxing
- 擦cāto clean, to erase, to polish; a brush
- 掌zhǎngin charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the f
Idioms sharing a character
- 摩顶放踵 mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
- 拳打脚踢 quán dǎ jiǎo tī
- 花拳绣腿 huā quán xiù tuǐ
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán
- 挨肩擦背 āi jiān cā bèi
- 擦亮眼睛 cā liàng yǎn jīng
- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
- 掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū
- 掌声雷动 zhǎng shēng léi dòng
- 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng
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