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
trad. (摩拳擦掌)		摩	拳	擦	掌
simp. #(摩拳擦掌)		摩	拳	擦	掌
alternative forms		磨拳擦掌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móquáncāzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄚ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ kyun⁴ caat³ zoeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: móquáncāzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄚ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mócyuáncajhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-chʻüan²-tsʻa¹-chang³
    • Yale: mwó-chywán-tsā-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mochyuantsajaang
    • Palladius: моцюаньцачжан (mocjuanʹcačžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo¹ kyun⁴ caat³ zoeng²
    • Yale: mō kyùhn chaat jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ kyn⁴ tsaat⁸ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ kün⁴ cad³ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

Idiom

摩拳擦掌

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