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temper
This picture echoes an old Chinese poem: Sharp edge of a sword comes out from grinding, and plum blossom's fragrance comes from the bitter cold.
One successful hunt is enough to sharpen their inborn skills.

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Open the tool →磨砺 (mó lì) means “hone, temper”.
磨砺 is pronounced mó lì in Mandarin Chinese.
“hone” is 磨砺 (mó lì) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 磨砺, each with pinyin and an English translation.