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刮垢磨光

刮垢磨光 — “To scrape off dirt and polish to a shine”

刮垢磨光 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scrape off dirt and polish to a shine”. To refine or perfect something through careful effort; to bring out the inherent brilliance of something. Literally, “scrape off dirt and polish to a shine”.

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刮垢磨光 Pronunciation and Pinyin

刮垢磨光 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
刮
guā8scrape, shave, or blow
垢
gòu9dirt, filth, grime
磨
mó16grind, rub, or polish
光
guāng6light, honor, bare, smooth, gone

Example Sentence with 刮垢磨光

经过老师的耐心指导,他的文章终于刮垢磨光,变得精炼而富有深度
With the teacher's patient guidance, his essay was finally refined and polished, becoming concise and profound.

Idioms Related to 刮垢磨光

More idioms starting with 刮

  • guā刮guā刮zá杂zá杂fire burning vigorously
  • guā刮dì地yǐ以qù去Extort and seize all wealth
  • guā刮dì地pí皮exploit people for money
  • guā刮gòu垢mó磨hén痕meticulously refine for perfection
  • guā刮máo毛guī龟bèi背attempt the impossible
  • guā刮mù目xiāng相dài待look at someone with new eyes
  • guā刮mù目xiāng相kàn看regard someone with new eyes
  • guā刮mù目xiāng相jiàn见view with new eyes
  • guā刮mù目ér而shì视look with new eyes
  • guā刮cháng肠xǐ洗wèi胃thoroughly reform oneself
  • guā刮fù腹jiān湔cháng肠Thoroughly repent and reform
  • guā刮yě野sǎo扫dì地clear out completely

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Questions about 刮垢磨光

What does 刮垢磨光 mean?

刮垢磨光 (guā gòu mó guāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scrape off dirt and polish to a shine”.

How do you pronounce 刮垢磨光?

刮垢磨光 is pronounced guā gòu mó guāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 刮垢磨光 literally mean?

Literally, 刮垢磨光 means “scrape off dirt and polish to a shine”. It is used to mean “to scrape off dirt and polish to a shine”.

What is the Chinese definition of 刮垢磨光?

刮去污垢,磨出光亮。比喻使事物重显光辉。也比喻仔细琢磨。

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