| 切磋琢磨 |
qiē cuō zhuó mó |
lit. cutting and polishing (idiom) / fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences |
| 切 |
qiē |
to cut; to slice; to carve / (math) tangential |
| 切 |
qiè |
definitely; absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 system should be applied to the previous two characters) |
| 切磋 |
qiē cuō |
to compare notes; to learn from one another |
| 磋 |
cuō |
(old) to polish bones, horns, ivory, etc into tools / (bound form) to deliberate; to consult |
| 琢 |
zhuó |
to cut (gems) |
| 琢 |
zuó |
used in 琢磨 / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] |
| 琢磨 |
zhuó mó |
to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work |
| 琢磨 |
zuó mo |
to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] |
| 磨 |
mó |
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist |
| 磨 |
mò |
grindstone / to grind / to turn round |