Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 12 entries. mòdǎo 默祷 silent prayer mòdǎo 默禱 silent prayer mòdao 磨叨 to grumble módāo 磨刀 to hone (a knife) mǒdāo 抹刀 scraper běnmòdàozhì 本末倒置 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom) xìmòdāoshí 细磨刀石 whetstone (for honing knives) xìmòdāoshí 細磨刀石 whetstone (for honing knives) módāohuòhuò 磨刀霍霍 to sharpen one's sword (idiom) módāoshí 磨刀石 whetstone (for honing knives) módāobùwùkǎncháigōng 磨刀不误砍柴工 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) módāobùwùkǎncháigōng 磨刀不誤砍柴工 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)