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磨 |
mó dāo | to hone (a knife) |
砥 |
dǐ lì | whetstone / (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen / to encourage |
养 |
yǎng jīng xù ruì | to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push |
久 |
jiǔ fù shèng míng | seasoned / honed to perfection over centuries / special reserve |
磨 |
mó dāo shí | whetstone (for honing knives) |
细 |
xì mò dāo shí | whetstone (for honing knives) |
钻 |
zuān niú jiǎo | lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs / same as idiom 钻牛角尖 |