斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical syn 铁窗 鐵窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell syn 电棒 電棒 diàn bàng (coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / (Tw) hair iron / hair tongs syn 五金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1] syn 化解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) syn 有色金属 有色金屬 yǒu sè jīn shǔ non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) 铁矿石 鐵礦石 tiě kuàng shí iron ore 铸铁 鑄鐵 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron syn 铁塔 鐵塔 tiě tǎ iron tower 铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) syn 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gǎn iron rod / zealous / die-hard 铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 铁丝 鐵絲 tiě sī iron wire / CL:根[gen1] / subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1]) / railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1]) 铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain 铁拳 鐵拳 tiě quán iron fist 生铁 生鐵 shēng tiě pig iron syn 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 废铁 廢鐵 fèi tiě scrap iron 角钢 角鋼 jiǎo gāng angle iron syn 铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron 铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot 铁蹄 鐵蹄 tiě tí iron hoof (of the oppressor) syn 黑色金属 黑色金屬 hēi sè jīn shǔ ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them) 铁腕 鐵腕 tiě wàn iron fist (of the state) syn 钢铁厂 鋼鐵廠 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod syn 铁饭碗 鐵飯碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 炼铁 煉鐵 liàn tiě smelting iron 熨斗 yùn dǒu clothes iron syn 铁面 鐵面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person 铁环 鐵環 tiě huán an iron ring 恨铁不成钢 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations syn 铁钩 鐵鈎 tiě gōu iron hook 铁石 鐵石 tiě shí iron and stone 回火 huí huǒ to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire 铁水 鐵水 tiě shuǐ molten iron syn 橄榄石 橄欖石 gǎn lǎn shí olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) / peridot 白铁 白鐵 bái tiě galvanized iron syn 铁幕 鐵幕 tiě mù Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.) 电烙铁 電烙鐵 diàn lào tie electric iron / electric soldering iron syn 铁锨 鐵鍁 tiě xiān iron shovel / spade / CL:把[ba3] 角铁 角鐵 jiǎo tiě angle iron syn 铁箍 鐵箍 tiě gū iron hoop 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 炼铁厂 煉鐵廠 liàn tiě chǎng iron foundry 锻铁 鍛鐵 duàn tiě wrought iron syn 赤铁矿 赤鐵礦 chì tiě kuàng hematite (red iron ore) / ferric oxide Fe2O3 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 三角铁 三角鐵 sān jiǎo tiě triangle (musical instrument) / angle iron syn 锒铛 鋃鐺 láng dāng iron chains / shackles / (onom.) clank syn 熟铁 熟鐵 shú tiě wrought iron syn 不锈铁 不鏽鐵 bù xiù tiě stainless iron 鞭 biān whip or lash / to flog / to whip / conductor's baton / segmented iron weapon (old) / penis (of animal, served as food) syn 钜 鉅 jù (literary) hard iron / (literary) hook / barb / used in personal names and place names / variant of 巨[ju4] 鍪 móu iron pot / metal cap 锴 鍇 kǎi high quality iron 锩 錈 juàn to bend iron 鬲 gé earthen pot / iron cauldron 骃 駰 yīn iron-gray (horse) 駰 yīn iron-gray (as a horse) 软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove 铜墙铁壁 銅牆鐵壁 tóng qiáng tiě bì copper wall, iron bastion (idiom) / impenetrable defense syn 磨杵成针 磨杵成針 mó chǔ chéng zhēn to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently syn 打铁趁热 打鐵趁熱 dǎ tiě chèn rè strike the iron while it's hot (idiom) syn 流星锤 流星錘 liú xīng chuí meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain) 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / 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 / to study diligently 钢柱 鋼柱 gāng zhù iron pillar / iron rod 李铁拐 李鐵拐 lǐ tiě guǎi Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine 铁律 鐵律 tiě lǜ an iron law / a cast-iron rule 铁血 鐵血 tiě xuè iron and blood / (fig.) weapons and war / bloody conflict / (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die 白口铁 白口鐵 bái kǒu tiě white iron 鑯 jiān awl / sharp iron point 钢铁学院 鋼鐵學院 gāng tiě xué yuàn Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of 北京科技大學|北京科技大学[Bei3 jing1 Ke1 ji4 Da4 xue2], University of Science and Technology Beijing) 鬵 qián big iron pot / cauldron / variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot 武汉钢铁公司 武漢鋼鐵公司 wǔ hàn gāng tiě gōng sī Wuhan Iron and Steel 銕 yí iron / strong, solid, firm 㶸 xié (precise meaning unknown, relates to iron) / variant of 協|协[xie2] 小钢球 小鋼球 xiǎo gāng qiú iron pellet / shrapnel 挠钩 撓鉤 náo gōu iron hook at the end a long pole 自然铜 自然銅 zì rán tóng natural copper / chalcopyrite / copper iron sulfide CuFeS2 角砧 jiǎo zhēn beck iron (corner of anvil) 金银铜铁锡 金銀銅鐵錫 jīn yín tóng tiě xī the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 钜防 鉅防 jù fáng iron defense / defensive gate or wall (refers to the Great Wall) 钢箭 鋼箭 gāng jiàn iron arrow 锈铁 鏽鐵 xiù tiě rusty iron 鐡 tiě variant of 鐵|铁[tie3], iron 铁板牛柳 鐵板牛柳 tiě bǎn niú liǔ fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate 