磨刀

Chinese

		grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	knife
simp. and trad. (磨刀)		磨	刀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): módāo

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo⁴ dou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: módāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: modau
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo⁴ dou¹
  - Yale: mòh dōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo⁴ dou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo⁴ dou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

Verb

磨刀

to sharpen a knife

Derived terms

磨刀石 (módāoshí)

磨刀霍霍

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