烫 to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot 熨 an iron / to iron 铁 杆 tiě gān iron (golf club) 烙 铁 lào tie flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron 熨 烫 yùn tàng to iron (clothes) 烫 衣 tàng yī to iron (clothes) 铁 iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) 烙 to brand / to iron / to bake (in a pan) 铁 娘 子 乐 团 tiě niáng zǐ yuè tuán Iron 铁 丘 陵 tiě qiū líng Iron 英 格 林 山 脉 yīng gé lín shān mài Iron 五 金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡 化 解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) 有 色 金 属 yǒu sè jīn shǔ non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) 铁 矿 石 tiě kuàng shí iron ore 铸 铁 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron 铁 塔 tiě tǎ iron tower 铁 皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) 铁 杆 tiě gǎn iron rod / zealous / die-hard 铁 矿 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 铁 板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 斩 钉 截 铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical 铁 丝 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 tiě liàn iron chain 生 铁 shēng tiě pig iron 乘 势 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot 废 铁 fèi tiě scrap iron 铁 打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron 铁 锅 tiě guō iron cooking pot 铁 蹄 tiě tí iron hoof (of the oppressor) 黑 色 金 属 hēi sè jīn shǔ ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them) 铁 腕 tiě wàn iron fist (of the state) 钢 铁 厂 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 趁 热 打 铁 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot 铁 棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod 铁 窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell 铁 饭 碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 炼 铁 liàn tiě smelting iron 熨 斗 yùn dǒu clothes iron 铁 面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person 铁 环 tiě huán an iron ring 恨 铁 不 成 钢 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 铁 钩 tiě gōu iron hook 铁 石 tiě shí iron and stone 铁 水 tiě shuǐ molten iron 白 铁 bái tiě galvanized iron 铁 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 diàn lào tie electric iron / electric soldering iron 铁 锨 tiě xiān iron shovel / spade / CL:把[ba3] 角 铁 jiǎo tiě angle iron 电 棒 diàn bàng (coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / hair iron 铁 箍 tiě gū iron hoop 绵 里 藏 针 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 炼 铁 厂 liàn tiě chǎng iron foundry 锻 铁 duàn tiě wrought iron 赤 铁 矿 chì tiě kuàng hematite (red iron ore) / ferric oxide Fe2O3 铁 树 开 花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence 三 角 铁 sān jiǎo tiě triangle (musical instrument) / angle iron 锒 铛 láng dāng iron chains / shackles / (onom.) clank 熟 铁 shú tiě wrought iron 不 锈 铁 bù xiù tiě stainless iron 鞭 whip or lash / to flog / to whip / conductor's baton / segmented iron weapon (old) / penis (of animal, served as food) 钜 hard iron / hook / variant of 巨[ju4] / variant of 詎|讵[ju4] 鍪 iron pot / metal cap 锴 high quality iron 锩 to bend iron 鬲 earthen pot / iron cauldron 软 硬 兼 施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove 铜 墙 铁 壁 tóng qiáng tiě bì copper wall, iron bastion (idiom) / impenetrable defense 磨 杵 成 针 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 打 铁 趁 热 dǎ tiě chèn rè strike the iron while it's hot (idiom) 白 口 铁 bái kǒu tiě white iron 铁 通 Tiě tōng (Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon) 铁 打 的 衙 门 ， 流 水 的 官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom) / fig. government officials come and go 鑯 awl / sharp iron point 钢 铁 学 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 big iron pot / cauldron / variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot 武 汉 钢 铁 公 司 Wǔ hàn Gāng tiě Gōng sī Wuhan Iron and Steel 銕 iron / strong, solid, firm 只 要 功 夫 深 ， 铁 杵 磨 成 针 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 小 钢 球 xiǎo gāng qiú iron pellet / shrapnel 挠 钩 náo gōu iron hook at the end a long pole 自 然 铜 zì rán tóng natural copper / chalcopyrite / copper iron sulfide CuFeS2 角 砧 jiǎo zhēn beck iron (corner of anvil) 金 银 铜 铁 锡 jīn yín tóng tiě xī the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 钜 防 jù fáng iron defense / defensive gate or wall (refers to the Great Wall) 钢 柱 gāng zhù iron pillar / iron rod 钢 箭 gāng jiàn iron arrow 锈 铁 xiù tiě rusty iron 鐡 variant of 鐵|铁[tie3], iron 铁 板 牛 柳 tiě bǎn niú liǔ fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate 铁 板 牛 肉 tiě bǎn niú ròu beef grilled on a hot iron plate 铁 板 茄 子 tiě bǎn qié zi eggplant served sizzling on a hot iron plate 铁 格 子 tiě gé zi iron lattice / metal grid 铁 血 宰 相 Tiě xuè zǎi xiàng Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890 铁 镁 质 tiě měi zhì mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates) 碱 性 岩 jiǎn xìng yán basic rock / mafic rock (with less silicon and more magnesium, iron etc) 钢 铁 侠 Gāng tiě xiá Iron Man, comic book superhero 磁 通 回 流 铁 cí tòng huí liú tiě return iron 缺 铁 性 贫 血 iron deficiency anaemia
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