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摩拳擦掌

mó quán cā zhǎng

4-character word

What 摩拳擦掌 means

1. fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
2. to roll up one's sleeves for battle
3. eager to get into action or start on a task

The characters in 摩拳擦掌

• 摩móto rub
• 拳quánfist; boxing
• 擦cāto rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
• 掌zhǎngpalm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw

Sounds the same

Read mó quán cā zhǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 磨拳擦掌variant of 摩拳擦掌

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