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磨刀霍霍

mó dāo huò huò

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle

Child Words of 磨刀霍霍

刀
dāo

knife

磨
mó

to rub

磨
mò

grindstone

磨刀
mó dāo

to hone (a knife)

霍
huò

(literary) suddenly

霍霍
huò huò

(literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife