血债血偿 血債血償 xuè zhài xuè cháng a debt of blood must be paid in blood / blood calls for blood / also pr. [xue4 zhai4 xie3 chang2] 血债要用血来偿 血債要用血來償 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood. 血债要用血来还 血債要用血來還 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood. 烙铁 烙鐵 lào tie flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron syn 缺血 quē xuè (of an organ) to have insufficient blood supply / (of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies 血流漂杵 xuè liú piāo chǔ enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom) / rivers of blood / blood bath 猪血糕 豬血糕 zhū xiě gāo pig's blood cake, popular as a snack in Taiwan, made from glutinous rice and pig's blood, typically coated in peanut powder and coriander and served with dipping sauces 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.) 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 呕心沥血 嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears syn 膏血 gāo xuè lit. fat and blood / fruit of one's hard labor / flesh and blood 铸铁 鑄鐵 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron syn 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) 铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron 电烙铁 電烙鐵 diàn lào tie electric iron / electric soldering iron syn 熨 yùn an iron / to iron syn 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 铁律 鐵律 tiě lǜ an iron law / a cast-iron rule 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation / kin / one's flesh and blood syn 血族 xuè zú blood relations / one's own flesh and blood / kin 血泪 血淚 xuè lèi tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering) / blood and tears 血型 xuè xíng blood group / blood type 充血 chōng xuè hyperemia (increase in blood flow) / blood congestion 血水 xuè shuǐ thin blood / watery blood syn 抽血 chōu xuè to take blood / to draw blood (e.g. for a test) 鲜血淋漓 鮮血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí to be drenched with blood / dripping blood 瘀血 yū xuè clotted blood / extravasated blood (leaking into surrounding tissue) / thrombosis 验血 驗血 yàn xuè to do a blood test / to have one's blood tested 隐血 隱血 yǐn xuè occult blood (in medicine, fecal blood from internal bleeding) syn 瘀 yū hematoma (internal blood clot) / extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue) / contusion 血晕 血暈 xuè yùn coma caused by loss of blood / fainting at the sight of blood / Taiwan pr. [xie3 yun1] 血瘤 xuè liú blood tumor / angioma (tumor consisting of a mass of blood vessels) 血液毒剂 血液毒劑 blood agent / blood gas 血液气体 血液氣體 blood agent / blood gas 血膜 blood film / blood smear 血涂片 血塗片 blood film / blood smear 血细胞计数 血細胞計數 blood count / blood cell count 血脉偾张 血脈僨張 xuè mài fèn zhāng lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom) / fig. one's blood runs quicker / to be excited 血饼 血餅 xuè bǐng blood clot / coagulated blood 纯血统 純血統 chún xuè tǒng pure-blood / full-blood 宝血 寶血 bǎo xuè (Christianity) Precious Blood (of Jesus Christ) / Blood of Christ 血脉偾张 血脈僨張 xuè mài - fèn zhāng lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom) / fig. one's blood runs quicker / to be excited 验血 驗血 yàn xiě to do a blood test / to have one's blood tested 鲜血淋漓 鮮血淋漓 xiān xuè - lín lí (idiom) drenched with blood / dripping with blood 关羽 關羽 guān yǔ Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama 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 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 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) 宝武钢铁 寶武鋼鐵 bǎo wǔ gāng tiě Baowu, the world's largest steel maker, resulting from the merger of Baosteel 寶鋼集團|宝钢集团[Bao3 gang1 Ji2 tuan2] and Wuhan Iron and Steel 武漢鋼鐵|武汉钢铁[Wu3 han4 Gang1 tie3] in 2016 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 张飞 張飛 zhāng fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) / the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears syn 二毛子 èr máo zi lit. secondary foreigner / (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion) / (coll.) westernized Chinese person / (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood / (slang) Ukraine / German shepherd dog / (dialect) two-year-old goat 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 有色金属 有色金屬 yǒu sè jīn shǔ non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) 黑色金属 黑色金屬 hēi sè jīn shǔ ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them) 钢铁厂 鋼鐵廠 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 铁面 鐵面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person 铁石 鐵石 tiě shí iron and stone 钜 鉅 jù (literary) hard iron / (literary) hook / barb / used in personal names and place names / variant of 巨[ju4] 武汉钢铁公司 武漢鋼鐵公司 wǔ hàn gāng tiě gōng sī Wuhan Iron and Steel 金银铜铁锡 金銀銅鐵錫 jīn yín tóng tiě xī the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 铁镁质 鐵鎂質 tiě měi zhì mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates) 碱性岩 鹼性巖 jiǎn xìng yán basic rock / mafic rock (with less silicon and more magnesium, iron etc) 非洲钢铁联合会 African Iron and Steel Association 阿拉伯钢铁联盟 Arab Iron and Steel Union 阿拉伯钢铁生产者联盟 Arab Union of Iron and Steel Producers 钢铁工业能源使用模式变化专家组 鋼鐵工業能源使用模式變化專家組 gāng tiě gōng yè néng yuán shǐ yòng mú shì biàn huà zhuān jiā zǔ Group of Experts on the Changing Pattern of Energy Use in the Iron and Steel Industry 拉丁美洲钢铁学会 拉丁美洲鋼鐵學會 Latin American Iron and Steel Institute 国际钢铁学会 國際鋼鐵學會 International Iron and Steel Institute 东南亚钢铁研究所 東南亞鋼鐵研究所 South-East Asia Iron and Steel Institut 钢铁工业结构改革研究专家组 鋼鐵工業結構改革研究專家組 Group of Experts for the Study on Structural Changes in the Iron and Steel Industry 发展中国家钢铁工业训练问题专家组会议 發展中國家鋼鐵工業訓練問題專家組會議 Expert Group Meeting on Training Problems in the Iron and Steel Industry in Developing Countries 钢铁委员会 鋼鐵委員會 Iron and Steel Committee 铁打的衙门，流水的官 鐵打的衙門，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom) / fig. government officials come and go 踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / fig. to search high and low 铁蛋 鐵蛋 tiě dàn iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 气血 氣血 qì xuè qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine) 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 输血 輸血 shū xuè to transfuse blood / to give aid and support 脉络 脈絡 mài luò arteries and veins / network of blood vessels / vascular system (of a plant or animal) / (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric") / overall context syn 血气 血氣 xuè qì blood and vital breath / bloodline (i.e. parentage) / valor syn 头破血流 頭破血流 tóu pò xuè liú lit. head broken and blood flowing / fig. badly bruised syn 血肉横飞 血肉橫飛 xuè ròu héng fēi flesh and blood flying (idiom) / carnage / people blown to pieces syn 白求恩 bái qiú ēn Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 血肉相连 血肉相連 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / closely related syn 毛血旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup 情逾骨肉 qíng yú gǔ ròu feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / deep friendship 衈 èr the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels 人精 rén jīng sophisticate / man with extensive experience / child prodigy / Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child) / spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM) 活血止痛 huó xuè zhǐ tòng to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom) 浴血苦战 浴血苦戰 yù xuè kǔ zhàn a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom) 溶血病 róng xuè bìng hemolytic disease of newborn (breakdown of red blood cells due to alloimmune reaction between mother and fetus) 圣体血 聖體血 shèng tǐ xuè the body and blood of Christ / Holy communion 