"磨刀" meaning in Chinese

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Verb

IPA: /mu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɔː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/, /mɔː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: módāo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mo⁴ dou¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], módāo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], módao [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mo²-tao¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], mwó-dāu [Mandarin, Yale], modau [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], модао [Mandarin, Palladius], modao [Mandarin, Palladius], mòh dōu [Cantonese, Yale], mo⁴ dou¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mo⁴ dou¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 磨⫽刀 [canonical]
Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 磨⫽刀 (verb-object)
  1. to sharpen a knife Tags: intransitive, verb-object Derived forms: 磨刀石 (módāoshí), 磨刀霍霍
    Sense id: en-磨刀-zh-verb-gxIvJD5- Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "磨⫽刀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "vo"
      },
      "expansion": "磨⫽刀 (verb-object)",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "módāoshí",
          "word": "磨刀石"
        },
        {
          "word": "磨刀霍霍"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The butcher explained without reservation how to sharpen a knife.",
          "ref": "賣肉的師傅毫不保留地講解讓刀飛快起來的磨刀妙招。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "卖肉的师傅毫不保留地讲解让刀飞快起来的磨刀妙招。 [MSC, simp.]\nMài ròu de shīfù háobù bǎoliú de jiǎngjiě ràng dāo fēikuài qǐlái de módāo miàozhāo. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sharpen a knife"
      ],
      "id": "en-磨刀-zh-verb-gxIvJD5-",
      "links": [
        [
          "sharpen",
          "sharpen"
        ],
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "módāo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴ dou¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "módāo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "módao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo²-tao¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mwó-dāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "modau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "модао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "modao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòh dōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴ dou¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴ dou¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "磨刀"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "módāoshí",
      "word": "磨刀石"
    },
    {
      "word": "磨刀霍霍"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "磨⫽刀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "vo"
      },
      "expansion": "磨⫽刀 (verb-object)",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese intransitive verbs",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The butcher explained without reservation how to sharpen a knife.",
          "ref": "賣肉的師傅毫不保留地講解讓刀飛快起來的磨刀妙招。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "卖肉的师傅毫不保留地讲解让刀飞快起来的磨刀妙招。 [MSC, simp.]\nMài ròu de shīfù háobù bǎoliú de jiǎngjiě ràng dāo fēikuài qǐlái de módāo miàozhāo. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sharpen a knife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharpen",
          "sharpen"
        ],
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "módāo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴ dou¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "módāo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "módao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo²-tao¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mwó-dāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "modau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "модао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "modao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòh dōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴ dou¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴ dou¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "磨刀"
}

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