sharpen one 's weapon to be ready for a fight
Sharpen with a beard, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin m ó L ì y ǐ x ū, means sharpen the knife and wait. The metaphor is to be ready and wait for the right time. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the twelfth year of Zhaogong.
The origin of Idioms
Zuozhuan · the twelfth year of Zhaogong: if you rub your beard, the king will come out, and my blade will be cut.
Idiom usage
Our people's soldiers are ready to resist the strong enemy.
Chinese PinYin : mó lì yǐ xū
sharpen one 's weapon to be ready for a fight
itself is only a trifle , but conveys deep affection. qiān lǐ é máo
even the rocks nod in approval during one 's preaching. wán shí diǎn tóu
The stars are all around the world. zhòng xīng huán jí