磨刀霍霍

mó dāo huò huò

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 磨刀霍霍

• 刀 刀 dāo: knife
• 磨 磨 mó: to rub
• 磨 磨 mò: grindstone
• 磨刀 磨刀 mó dāo: to hone (a knife)
• 霍 霍 huò: (literary) suddenly
• 霍霍 霍霍 huò huò: (literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife