铁齿
tiě chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

铁齿
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tiě chǐ
  1. (Tw) obstinate
  2. argumentative
  3. opinionated
  4. skeptical of superstitions
  5. (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dì tiě
  1. 1 subway
  2. 2 metro
dì tiě zhàn
  1. 1 subway station
yá chǐ
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 dental
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]
Tiě
  1. 1 surname Tie
tiě gān
  1. 1 iron (golf club)
tiě shí xīn cháng
  1. 1 to have a heart of stone
  2. 2 hard-hearted
  3. 3 unfeeling
tiě lù
  1. 1 railroad
  2. 2 railway
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
Tiě dào bù
  1. 1 Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部|交通运输部[Jiāo tōng Yùn shū bù]
tiě miàn
  1. 1 iron mask (as defensive armor)
  2. 2 fig. upright and selfless person
gāo tiě
  1. 1 high speed rail
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
kǒu chǐ
  1. 1 mouth and teeth
  2. 2 enunciation
  3. 3 to articulate
  4. 4 diction
  5. 5 age (of cattle, horses etc)
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
qǐ chǐ
  1. 1 to open one's mouth
  2. 2 to start talking
yòu chǐ
  1. 1 (Tw) naive and innocent (girl or boy)
  2. 2 underage prostitute
  3. 3 (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [iù-khí])
hèn tiě bù chéng gāng
  1. 1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
  2. 2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)
dǎ tiě
  1. 1 to forge ironware
ná tiě
  1. 1 latte (loanword)
zhì chǐ
  1. 1 wisdom tooth

Idioms (20)

不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
人是铁饭是钢
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng
  1. 1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
  2. 2 an empty sack cannot stand upright
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
  1. 1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
口齿伶俐
kǒu chǐ líng lì
  1. 1 eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence
  2. 2 the gift of the gab
口齿生香
kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng
  1. 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 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. 3 to study diligently
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
  1. 1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
唇齿
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
  1. 1 lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
  2. 2 interdependent
恨铁不成钢
hèn tiě bù chéng gāng
  1. 1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
  2. 2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)
手无寸铁
shǒu wú cùn tiě
  1. 1 lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě
  1. 1 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. resolute and decisive
  3. 3 unhesitating
  4. 4 categorical
没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng
  1. 1 lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
  2. 2 to remember as long as one lives
  3. 3 unforgettable (idiom)
没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng
  1. 1 hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude
皓齿明眸
hào chǐ míng móu
  1. 1 white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman
皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún
  1. 1 white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman

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