铁钩 (鐵鈎)
tiě gōu
Pinyin
Definition
铁钩 (鐵鈎)
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- iron hook
Character Decomposition
Idioms (17)
人是铁饭是钢
- 1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
- 2 an empty sack cannot stand upright
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
- 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
- 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
- 3 to study diligently
恨铁不成钢
- 1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
- 2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)
手无寸铁
- 1 lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
斩钉截铁
- 1 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 2 fig. resolute and decisive
- 3 unhesitating
- 4 categorical