马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 灰色 huī sè gray / ash gray / grizzly / pessimistic / gloomy / dispirited / ambiguous syn 赛马 賽馬 sài mǎ horse race / horse racing syn 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 格雷 gé léi Grey / Gray 木马 木馬 mù mǎ wooden horse / rocking horse / vaulting horse (gymnastics) / trojan horse (computing) 铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 化解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) 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]) 灰暗 huī àn dull gray / drab / murky syn 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 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) 白发 白髮 bái fà white or gray hair / CL:根[gen1] 铁拳 鐵拳 tiě quán iron fist 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 铁腕 鐵腕 tiě wàn iron fist (of the state) syn 马贼 馬賊 mǎ zéi horse thief / (old) group of horse-mounted bandits 脑髓 腦髓 nǎo suǐ brain tissue / gray matter / brain / medulla syn 铸铁 鑄鐵 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron syn 铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 灰溜溜 huī liū liū dull gray / gloomy / dejected / crestfallen / with one's tail between one's legs syn 银发 銀髮 yín fà silver hair / gray hair syn 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 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 灰白色 huī bái sè ash gray 铁蹄 鐵蹄 tiě tí iron hoof (of the oppressor) syn 深灰色 shēn huī sè dark gray 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 苍苍 蒼蒼 cāng cāng ash gray / vast and hazy / flourishing syn 华发 華髮 huá fà (literary) gray hair syn 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 乌鱼 烏魚 wū yú gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) / snakehead fish (family Channidae) 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) 天马 天馬 tiān mǎ (mythology) celestial horse / fine horse / Ferghana horse / (Western mythology) Pegasus 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 坯布 pī bù unbleached and undyed cloth / gray cloth 角钢 角鋼 jiǎo gāng angle iron syn 马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) 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) 勒马 勒馬 lè mǎ to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse 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 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 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.) 耄耋 mào dié extremely aged / gray and venerable 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 灰 huī ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged / dejected 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 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 苍 蒼 cāng dark blue / deep green / ash-gray syn 褐 hè brown / gray or dark color / coarse hemp cloth / Taiwan pr. [he2] syn 烙 lào to brand / to iron / to bake (in a pan) syn 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 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] 骊 驪 lí black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon 铁箍 鐵箍 tiě gū iron hoop 炼铁厂 煉鐵廠 liàn tiě chǎng iron foundry 锻铁 鍛鐵 duàn tiě wrought iron syn 驯马 馴馬 xùn mǎ to break in a horse / a trained saddle horse 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) 锒铛 鋃鐺 láng dāng iron chains / shackles / (onom.) clank syn 不锈铁 不鏽鐵 bù xiù tiě stainless iron 鍪 móu iron pot / metal cap 秣 mò feed a horse with grain / horse feed syn 锴 鍇 kǎi high quality iron 蹇 jiǎn lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse syn 锩 錈 juàn to bend iron 綦 qí dark gray / superlative / variegated syn 