摩拳擦掌

Traditional form:

摩拳擦掌

Pinyin (reading):

móquáncāzhǎng

Definitions:

• fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
• to roll up one's sleeves for battle
• eager to get into action or start on a task

Characters:

• 摩 - to scour, to rub, to grind; friction
• 拳 - fist; various forms of boxing
• 擦 - to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush
• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

Traditional characters:

• 摩 - to scour, to rub, to grind; friction
• 拳 - fist; various forms of boxing
• 擦 - to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush
• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot