摩拳擦掌
mó​quán​cā​zhǎng

to be eager for action

  • created reference approved 摩拳擦掌 → 磨拳擦掌 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摩拳擦掌 mó​quán​cā​zhǎng

    磨拳擦掌 mó​quán​cā​zhǎng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 摩拳擦掌 · mó​quán​cā​zhǎng · to be eager for action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摩拳擦掌

    mó​quán​cā​zhǎng

    to be eager for action

    literally "to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms"; describes being excited and ready to start a fight or a difficult task

    摩 (literal) → 摩 · mó · to rub 拳 (literal) → 拳 · quán · fist 擦 (literal) → 擦 · cā · to wipe 掌 (literal) → 掌 · zhǎng · palm

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense