There are 5 total results for your 磨刀 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
磨刀 see styles |
mó dāo mo2 dao1 mo tao |
to hone (a knife) |
磨刀石 see styles |
mó dāo shí mo2 dao1 shi2 mo tao shih |
whetstone (for honing knives) |
磨刀霍霍 see styles |
mó dāo huò huò mo2 dao1 huo4 huo4 mo tao huo huo |
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom); fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle |
細磨刀石 细磨刀石 see styles |
xì mò dāo shí xi4 mo4 dao1 shi2 hsi mo tao shih |
whetstone (for honing knives) |
磨刀不誤砍柴工 磨刀不误砍柴工 see styles |
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng mo2 dao1 bu4 wu4 kan3 chai2 gong1 mo tao pu wu k`an ch`ai kung mo tao pu wu kan chai kung |
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 |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 5 results for "磨刀" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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