粵

磨mo4刀dou1

mo4 dou1mó dāo

English

  1. to hone (a knife)
  2. to sharpen a knife

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 透過磨走刀鋒邊緣嘅物料令刀具變得鋒利

Examples

  • 湯姆在磨刀。

    Tom is sharpening a knife.

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  • 如果想一刀殺死敵軍,平時就要多啲磨刀。

    If you want to kill your enemy at once, you should sharpen your knife more frequently.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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