生锈 生銹 shēng xiù to rust / to grow rusty / to corrode / oxidization syn 铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain 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]) 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) 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 铁腕 鐵腕 tiě wàn iron fist (of the state) syn 铸铁 鑄鐵 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron syn 铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 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 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) 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) 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.) 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 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 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 荒疏 huāng shū to be out of practice / rusty 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 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) 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 锴 鍇 kǎi high quality iron 锩 錈 juàn to bend iron 鬲 gé earthen pot / iron cauldron 骃 駰 yīn iron-gray (horse) 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 流星锤 流星錘 liú xīng chuí meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain) 铜墙铁壁 銅牆鐵壁 tóng qiáng tiě bì copper wall, iron bastion (idiom) / impenetrable defense syn 駰 yīn iron-gray (as a horse) 磨杵成针 磨杵成針 mó chǔ chéng zhēn to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently syn 打铁趁热 打鐵趁熱 dǎ tiě chèn rè strike the iron while it's hot (idiom) 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 抛荒 拋荒 pāo huāng to lie idle (of arable land) / fig. rusty because of lack of practice syn 生鏽 shēng xiù variant of 生銹|生锈, to get rusty / to rust / to corrode / oxidization 脑子生锈 腦子生銹 nǎo zi shēng xiù lit. brains rusty / ossified thinking 栗头八色鸫 栗頭八色鶇 lì tóu bā sè dōng (bird species of China) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) 灰冠鸦雀 灰冠鴉雀 huī guān yā què (bird species of China) Przevalski's parrotbill / rusty-throated parrotbill (Suthora przewalskii) 红腹山雀 紅腹山雀 hóng fù shān què (bird species of China) Père David's tit / rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi) 台湾棕噪鹛 臺灣棕噪鶥 tái wān zōng zào méi (bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus) 褐胁雀鹛 褐脅雀鶥 hè xié què méi (bird species of China) rusty-capped fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius) 锈红腹旋木雀 鏽紅腹旋木雀 xiù hóng fù xuán mù què (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis) 锈腹短翅鸫 鏽腹短翅鶇 xiù fù duǎn chì dōng (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) 锈脸钩嘴鹛 鏽臉鉤嘴鶥 xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys) 锈额斑翅鹛 鏽額斑翅鶥 xiù é bān chì méi (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study 白口铁 白口鐵 bái kǒu tiě white iron 鑯 jiān awl / sharp iron point 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) 鬵 qián big iron pot / cauldron / variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot 