富钴铁锰壳 富鈷鐵錳殼 cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust / cobalt-rich iron-manganese crust / cobalt crust 烙铁 烙鐵 lào tie flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron 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) 新地壳 新地殼 new crust / newly created crust 地壳边界 地殼邊界 continent / ocean boundary / oceanic / continental crust boundary / crust boundary 过渡性地壳 過渡性地殼 gradational crust / transition crust 芝心 zhī xīn stuffed crust (pizza) / cheesy crust 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 锰矿 錳礦 měng kuàng manganese ore 二氧化锰 二氧化錳 èr yǎng huà měng manganese(iv) oxide 锰 錳 měng manganese (chemistry) 锰结核 錳結核 měng jié hé manganese nodule 地盘 地盤 dì pán domain / territory under one's control / foundation of a building / base of operations / crust of earth syn 地壳 地殼 dì qiào the Earth's crust 硬壳 硬殼 yìng ké crust / hard shell syn 甲壳 甲殼 jiǎ qiào carapace / crust / outer shell / also pr. [jia3 ke2] syn 硬皮 yìng pí crust (of a solidified liquid etc) 岩石圈 yán shí quān lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth) 面包皮 麵包皮 miàn bāo pí crust 大洋型地壳 大洋型地殼 dà yáng xíng dì qiào oceanic crust (geology) 构造运动 構造運動 gòu zào yùn dòng tectonic movement / movement of earth's crust 壳儿 殼兒 ké r shell / crust 壳幔 殼幔 ké màn crust-mantle (geology) 洋底地壳 洋底地殼 yáng dǐ dì qiào oceanic crust (geology) 洋壳 洋殼 yáng qiào oceanic crust (geology) 矽镁层 矽鎂層 xī měi céng sima (geology) / silicon and magnesium layer in earth's crust 结壳 結殼 jiē ké crust / crusting / incrustation 蝴蝶酥 hú dié sū crispy short-crust pastry / mille-feuilles 富钴壳 crust pavement 大陆性地壳 continental crust 地壳裂片 crust sliver / continental strap 大陆地壳和海洋地壳过渡区 大陸地殼和海洋地殼過渡區 continent / ocean crust transition / continent-ocean transition 下落地壳 下落地殼 downthrown crust 上地壳 上地殼 upper crust 海洋性地壳 海洋性地殼 oceanic crust 矿壳开采 礦殼開采 crust mining 下地壳 下地殼 lower crust 结壳 結殼 jié ké crust / crusting / incrustation 菠萝包 菠蘿包 bō luó bāo pineapple bun, a sweet bun popular esp. in Hong Kong (typically does not contain pineapple – the name comes from the rough top crust which resembles pineapple skin) 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 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 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 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 铁锨 鐵鍁 tiě xiān iron shovel / spade / CL:把[ba3] 角铁 角鐵 jiǎo tiě angle iron syn 电棒 電棒 diàn bàng (coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / (Tw) hair iron / hair tongs 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 烫衣 燙衣 tàng yī to iron (clothes) 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 铁 鐵 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) 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 