磨拳擦掌

磨
拳
擦
掌
variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]

Characters and words in 磨拳擦掌

磨
mó = m + o2
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
磨 = 石 + 麻 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has been tied down in the observatory's kitchen (o2) with ropes made of hemp (麻). He uses a stone (石) to patiently rub (磨) through the ropes.
磨
mò = m + o4
grindstone / to grind / to turn round
拳
quán = qu + an2
fist / boxing
拳 = 关 + 手 : Cupid (qu) trains his fist (拳) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). He just started though, so he wants to start easy and just hits a baseball glove (手) he hung on the wall. Unfortunately he hung it right over the anthill's off-button (关) so that upon his first hit the lights go out.
擦
ca̅ = c + a1
to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish
擦 = 察 + 扌 : The undercover agent (察) found out that soon the super villain he is following will arrive at the ashram. As he waits in front of the lighthouse (a1) the King of Chu (c) arrives. Certain that it must be the villain the agent quickly tries to rub off (擦) the King's make-up using a toy claw (扌), hoping to unmask the villain.
掌
zhǎng = zh + ang3
palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield
掌 = 尚 + 手 : Inside the anglepod (ang3), James II of England (zh) and the Buddhist monk (尚) play catch using two baseball gloves (手) and a horseshoe (掌).

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