We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「摩拳擦掌」, explained below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「摩拳擦掌」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
It describes the state of people who are excited and eager to try before a battle or work.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mó quán cā zhǎng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mo1 kyun4 chaat3 jeung2
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