磨刀霍霍 mó dāo huò huò ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ mo4 dou1 fok3 fok3
- lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
- fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
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磨
- 打磨 dǎ mó ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄛˊ daa2 mo4 to polish; to burnish; to shine
- 折磨 zhé mó ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 琢磨 zhuó mó ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ doek3 mo4 to carve and polish (jade)
- 磨合 mó hé ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜˊ mo4 hap6 to break in
- 磨损 磨損 mó sǔn ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄣˇ mo4 syun2 to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
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- 磨难 磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
- 拉磨 lā mò ㄌㄚ ㄇㄛˋ laai1 mo4 (of a donkey etc) to turn a millstone
- 拖磨 tuō mó ㄊㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ to1 mo4 dawdling
- 揉磨 róu mo ㄖㄡˊ ˙ㄇㄛ jau4 mo4 to torment
- 消磨 xiāo mó ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊ siu1 mo4 to wear down
- 现磨 現磨 xiàn mó ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄛˊ jin6 mo4 freshly ground
- 球磨 qiú mó ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄛˊ kau4 mo4 see 球磨机
- 琢磨 zuó mo ㄗㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ doek3 mo4 to ponder
- 石磨 shí mò ㄕˊ ㄇㄛˋ sek6 mo4 grindstone
- 研磨 yán mó ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˊ jin4 mo4 milling
- 碾磨 niǎn mó ㄋㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛˊ nin5 mo4 to mill
- 磋磨 cuō mó ㄘㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ co1 mo4 to polish and rub
- 磨人 mó rén ㄇㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ mo4 jan4 annoying
- 磨光 mó guāng ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄤ mo4 gwong1 to polish
- 磨刀 mó dāo ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ mo4 dou1 to hone (a knife)
刀
- 剪刀 jiǎn dāo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ zin2 dou1 scissors
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 主刀 zhǔ dāo ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄠ zyu2 dou1 to act as the chief surgeon
- 凶刀 兇刀 xiōng dāo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄠ knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)
- 冰刀 bīng dāo ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄠ bing1 dou1 ice skates
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- 刀俎 dāo zǔ ㄉㄠ ㄗㄨˇ dou1 zo2 sacrificial knife and altar
- 刀具 dāo jù ㄉㄠ ㄐㄩˋ dou1 geoi6 cutting tool
- 刀刃 dāo rèn ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˋ dou1 jan6 knife blade
- 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dou1 gim3 sword
- 刀叉 dāo chā ㄉㄠ ㄔㄚ dou1 caa1 knife and fork
- 刀口 dāo kǒu ㄉㄠ ㄎㄡˇ dou1 hau2 the edge of a knife
- 刀塔 Dāo tǎ ㄉㄠ ㄊㄚˇ dou1 taap3 Defense of the Ancients (DotA), video game
- 刀子 dāo zi ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ dou1 zi2 knife
- 刀客 dāo kè ㄉㄠ ㄎㄜˋ dou1 haak3 swordsman
- 刀工 dāo gōng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ dou1 gung1 knife work (food preparation)
- 刀库 刀庫 dāo kù ㄉㄠ ㄎㄨˋ dou1 fu3 tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
- 刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ dou1 coeng1 sword and spear
- 刀乐 刀樂 dāo lè ㄉㄠ ㄌㄜˋ dou1 lok6 (loanword) dollar
- 刀片 dāo piàn ㄉㄠ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dou1 pin2 blade
- 刀疤 dāo bā ㄉㄠ ㄅㄚ dou1 baa1 scar from a knife wound
霍
- 霍乱 霍亂 huò luàn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fok3 lyun6 cholera
- 挥霍 揮霍 huī huò ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fai1 fok3 to squander money
- 炉霍 爐霍 Lú huò ㄌㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ lou4 fok3 see 炉霍县
- 卫霍 衛霍 Wèi Huò ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ wai6 fok3 abbr. for generals Wei Qing 卫青 and Huo Qubing 霍去病 of Western Han 西汉, famous for their success in quelling the Xiongnu barbarian invaders
- 霍丘 Huò qiū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄡ fok3 jau1 variant of 霍邱
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- 霍地 huò dì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ fok3 dei6 suddenly; abruptly
- 霍城 Huò chéng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄥˊ fok3 sing4 see 霍城县
- 霍山 Huò shān ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄢ fok3 saan1 see 霍山县
- 霍州 Huò zhōu ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡ fok3 zau1 see 霍州市
- 霍德 Huò dé ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄜˊ fok3 dak1 Ford (name)
- 霍然 huò rán ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ fok3 jin4 suddenly
- 霍尔 霍爾 Huò ěr ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄦˇ fok3 ji5 Hall (name)
- 霍赛 霍賽 Huò sài ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄞˋ fok3 coi3 Jose (name)
- 霍邱 Huò qiū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄡ fok3 jau1 see 霍邱县
- 霍金 Huò jīn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ fok3 gam1 Hawkins or Hawking
- 霍霍 huò huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fok3 fok3 (literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife
- 霍顿 霍頓 Huò dùn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ fok3 deon6 Hotton, Holden, Wharton, Houghton etc (name)
- 炉霍县 爐霍縣 Lú huò Xiàn ㄌㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ lou4 fok3 jyun6 Luhuo, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan
- 纳瓦霍 納瓦霍 Nà wǎ huò ㄋㄚˋ ㄨㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ naap6 ngaa5 fok3 Navajo
- 莫霍面 Mò huò miàn ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ mok6 fok3 min6 Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)