"磨刀" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 mó dāo to hone (a knife)
Results beginning with 磨刀
 mó dāo shí whetstone (for honing knives)
 mó dāo huò huò lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack / to be getting ready for battle
 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) / fig. time invested in preparations is not lost / a beard well lathered is half shaved
Approximate Results for 磨刀
 xì mò dāo shí whetstone (for honing knives)
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