摩拳擦掌

Chinese

		rub	fist	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting) to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	palm (of hand); in charge of
simp. and trad. (摩拳擦掌)		摩	拳	擦	掌
variant forms		磨拳擦掌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): móquán-cāzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄚㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ kyun⁴ caat³ zoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: móquán-cāzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄚㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mochyuantsajaang
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ kyun⁴ caat³ zoeng²
  - Yale: mō kyùhn chaat jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ kyn⁴ tsaat⁸ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ kün⁴ cad³ zêng²
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ t͡sʰäːt̚³ t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ³⁵/

Idiom

摩拳擦掌

to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms; to roll up one's sleeves for a battle

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