马桶 馬桶 mǎ tǒng chamber pot / wooden pan used as toilet / toilet bowl syn 罐子 guàn zi jar / pitcher / pot syn 马子 馬子 mǎ zi bandit / brigand / gambling chip / chamber pot / (slang) girl / chick / babe syn 铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain 饺子 餃子 jiǎo zi dumpling / pot-sticker / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] syn 化解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) syn 咖啡壶 咖啡壺 kā fēi hú coffee pot / coffee maker 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]) 铁塔 鐵塔 tiě tǎ iron tower 废铁 廢鐵 fèi tiě scrap iron 熨斗 yùn dǒu clothes iron syn 铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) syn 盆栽 pén zāi to grow (a plant) in a pot / potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant) 砂锅 砂鍋 shā guō casserole / earthenware pot 花盆 huā pén flower pot 铁窗 鐵窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell 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 铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 铁拳 鐵拳 tiě quán iron fist 翻动 翻動 fān dòng to flip over / to turn (a page) / to scroll (an electronic document) / to stir (food in a pot etc) / to move things about / to rummage syn 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 铁腕 鐵腕 tiě wàn iron fist (of the state) syn 一锅粥 一鍋粥 yī guō zhōu (lit.) a pot of porridge / (fig.) a complete mess syn 铸铁 鑄鐵 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron syn 铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 锅子 鍋子 guō zi pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / hotpot syn 酒壶 酒壺 jiǔ hú wine pot / wine cup 盆景 pén jǐng bonsai / landscape in a pot 烙铁 烙鐵 lào tie flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron syn 铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod syn 炼铁 煉鐵 liàn tiě smelting iron 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 笔筒 筆筒 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot 开锅 開鍋 kāi guō to season a wok / to take the lid off a pot / (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil / (fig.) to become rowdy syn 夜壶 夜壺 yè hú chamber pot syn 生铁 生鐵 shēng tiě pig iron syn 铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot 回火 huí huǒ to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire 铁蹄 鐵蹄 tiě tí iron hoof (of the oppressor) syn 铁环 鐵環 tiě huán an iron ring 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] 铁矿石 鐵礦石 tiě kuàng shí iron ore 黑色金属 黑色金屬 hēi sè jīn shǔ ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them) 白铁 白鐵 bái tiě galvanized 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) 下水 xià shuǐ downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot syn 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story syn 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gǎn iron rod / zealous / die-hard 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gān iron (golf club) 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 角钢 角鋼 jiǎo gāng angle iron syn 铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron 钢铁厂 鋼鐵廠 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 熨烫 熨燙 yùn tàng to iron (clothes) 大锅饭 大鍋飯 dà guō fàn meal cooked in a large pot / communal meal / (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit syn 铁饭碗 鐵飯碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 铁面 鐵面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person 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 涮羊肉 shuàn yáng ròu Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish) 铁罐 鐵罐 tiě guàn metal pot 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 卫生陶瓷 衛生陶瓷 wèi shēng táo cí chamber pot / commode 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.) 卤菜 滷菜 lǔ cài pot-stewed dish 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 鐵 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) syn 烫 燙 tàng to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot syn 锅 鍋 guō pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] syn 盆 pén basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 壶 壺 hú pot / classifier for bottled liquid syn 熨 yùn an iron / to iron syn 鞭 biān whip or lash / to flog / to whip / conductor's baton / segmented iron weapon (old) / penis (of animal, served as food) syn 烙 lào to brand / to iron / to bake (in a pan) syn 鼎 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes syn 筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve / to sieve / to sift / to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong) syn 煲 bāo to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan syn 盂 yú basin / wide-mouthed jar or pot 熟铁 熟鐵 shú tiě wrought iron syn 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 便桶 biàn tǒng chamber pot syn 甑 zèng cauldron / rice pot 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 钜 鉅 jù (literary) hard iron / (literary) hook / barb / used in personal names and place names / variant of 巨[ju4] 铁箍 鐵箍 tiě gū iron hoop 药罐 藥罐 yào guàn pot for decocting herbal medicine 炼铁厂 煉鐵廠 liàn tiě chǎng iron foundry 五十步笑百步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) / fig. the pot calls the kettle black syn 锻铁 鍛鐵 duàn tiě wrought iron syn 涮涮锅 涮涮鍋 shuàn shuàn guō shabu-shabu (loanword) / Japanese hot pot 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) 炖锅 燉鍋 dùn guō stew pot / stew pan / saucepan 锒铛 鋃鐺 láng dāng iron chains / shackles / (onom.) clank syn 