mó​lì​yǐ​xū

to get ready for action

  • created reference approved 磨厉以须/磨厲以須 → 磨砺以须/磨礪以須 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨厉以须 / 磨厲以須 mó​lì​yǐ​xū

    磨砺以须 / 磨礪以須 mó​lì​yǐ​xū

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 磨厉以须/磨厲以須 → 摩厉以须/摩厲以須 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨厉以须 / 磨厲以須 mó​lì​yǐ​xū

    摩厉以须 / 摩厲以須 mó​lì​yǐ​xū

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 磨厉以须/磨厲以須 · mó​lì​yǐ​xū · to get ready for action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨厉以须 / 磨厲以須

    mó​lì​yǐ​xū

    to get ready for action

    To sharpen one's weapons in preparation for a task; to be fully prepared and ready for action.

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 厉 (literal) → 厉/厲 · lì · to sharpen 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to 须 (literal) → 须/須 · xū · to wait

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

    created sense