烙铁 烙鐵 lào tie flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron syn 蚕豆症 蠶豆症 cán dòu zhèng G6PD deficiency (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency) 葡萄糖六磷酸盐脱氢酶缺乏症 葡萄糖六磷酸鹽脫氫酶缺乏症 pú tao táng liù lín suān yán tuō qīng méi quē fá zhèng Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency / G6PD deficiency 叶酸盐缺乏症 yè suān yán quē fá zhèng folate deficiency / folic acid deficiency 虚损 虛損 xū sǔn (TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang / asthenia 镰形血球贫血症 鐮形血球貧血症 lián xíng xuè qiú pín xuè zhèng sickle-cell anaemia / sickle-cell disease 缺铁性贫血症 缺鐵性貧血癥 iron-deficiency anemia 国际防治缺铁症委员会 國際防治缺鐵癥委員會 International Commission for the Prevention of Iron Deficiency 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 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 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 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 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 弥补 彌補 mí bǔ to complement / to make up for a deficiency syn 填补 填補 tián bǔ to fill a gap / to fill in a blank (on a form) / to overcome a deficiency syn 欠缺 qiàn quē to be deficient in / lapse / deficiency syn 缺失 quē shī lack / deficiency / shortcoming / flaw / defect / to be deficient / to lack syn 营养不良 營養不良 yíng yǎng bù liáng malnutrition / undernourishment / deficiency disease / dystrophy 贫乏 貧乏 pín fá impoverished / lacking / deficient / limited / meager / impoverishment / lack / deficiency syn 补足 補足 bǔ zú to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc) 补缺 補缺 bǔ quē to fill a vacancy / to make up for a shortage / to supply a deficiency syn 艾滋病毒 ài zī bìng dú human immune deficiency virus (HIV) / the AIDS virus 先天不足 xiān tiān bù zú to suffer from a congenital deficiency / to have an inherent weakness syn 气虚 氣虛 qì xū deficiency of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM) syn 阴虚 陰虛 yīn xū deficiency of yin 陰|阴[yin1] (TCM) 缺乏症 quē fá zhèng clinical deficiency 找齐 找齊 zhǎo qí to make uniform / to even up / to make good a deficiency syn 缺 quē deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of syn 阙 闕 què Imperial city watchtower (old) / fault / deficiency syn 绌 絀 chù crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch syn 不匮 不匱 bù kuì (literary) to never have a deficiency / to never be lacking 无虞匮乏 無虞匱乏 wú yú kuì fá no fear of deficiency / sufficient / abundant 阴虚火旺 陰虛火旺 yīn xū huǒ wàng an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom) 获得性免疫缺陷综合征 獲得性免疫缺陷綜合征 huò dé xìng miǎn yì quē xiàn zōng hé zhēng acquired immune deficiency syndrome / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 维生素A缺乏症 vitamin A deficiency / avitaminosis A 贷款差额支付 貸款差額支付 Loan-Deficiency Payment 维生素D缺乏症 維生素D缺乏癥 vitamin D deficiency 亏损付款 虧損付款 kuī sǔn fù kuǎn deficiency payment 长期能源短缺的影响 長期能源短缺的影響 Effects of Chronic Energy Deficiency 热量不足 熱量不足 caloric deficiency 营养不良症 營養不良症 yíng yǎng bù liáng zhèng deficiency disease 全球微营养素缺乏症信息系统 全球微營養素缺乏症信息系統 quán qiú wēi yíng yǎng sù quē fá zhèng xìn xī xì tǒng Global Micronutrient Deficiency Information System 核黄素缺乏症 核黃素缺乏症 hé huáng sù quē fá zhèng riboflavin deficiency 非洲防治缺碘症工作队 非洲防治缺碘癥工作隊 African Task Force for Iodine Deficiency Disorders 维生素缺乏症 維生素缺乏癥 vitamin deficiency 国际智能缺陷咨询研究所 國際智能缺陷咨詢研究所 International Institute for Research and Advice on Mental Deficiency 微营养素缺乏症 微營養素缺乏癥 micronutrient deficiency 全球缺碘症储备金 全球缺碘癥儲備金 Global Reserve for Iodine Deficiency Disorders 维生素B1缺乏症 維生素B1缺乏癥 vitamin B1 deficiency 营养缺乏症 營養缺乏癥 nutritional deficiency disease 矿物质缺乏症 礦物質缺乏癥 mineral deficiency 缺碘性失调症 缺碘性失調癥 iodine deficiency disorder 缺碘 iodine deficiency 国际防治缺碘症理事会 國際防治缺碘癥理事會 International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders 房劳 房勞 fáng láo deficiency of kidney essence due to sexual excess (TCM) 阳虚 陽虛 yáng xū deficiency of yang 陽|阳[yang2] (TCM) 㿠 huàng (literary) (of the face) pale due to qi and blood deficiency 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 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 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gān iron (golf club) 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 熨烫 熨燙 yùn tàng to iron (clothes) 铁窗 鐵窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell 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 