lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go
铁蛋子鐵蛋子tie3 dan4 zi5
see 鐵球|铁球
铁道鐵道tie3 dao4
railway line; rail track
铁道部鐵道部tie3 dao4 bu4
Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部|交通运输部
铁定鐵定tie3 ding4
unalterable; certainly; definitely
铁东鐵東tie3 dong1
Tiedong district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin
铁东区鐵東區tie3 dong1 qu1
Tiedong district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin; Tiedong district of Anshan city 鞍山市, Liaoning
铁尔梅兹鐵爾梅茲tie3 er3 mei2 zi1
Termez city in southeast Uzbekistan
铁法鐵法tie3 fa3
Tiefa city and former county, now Tieling county level city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning
铁法市鐵法市tie3 fa3 shi4
Tiefa city, now Tieling county level city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning
铁饭碗鐵飯碗tie3 fan4 wan3
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
铁峰鐵峰tie3 feng1
Tiefeng district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
铁峰区鐵峰區tie3 feng1 qu1
Tiefeng district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
铁氟龙鐵氟龍tie3 fu2 long2
Teflon (Tw)
铁杆鐵桿tie3 gan1
iron (golf club)
铁杆鐵桿tie3 gan3
iron rod; zealous; die-hard
铁杆粉丝鐵桿粉絲tie3 gan3 fen3 si1
die-hard fan
铁哥们鐵哥們tie3 ge1 men5
(coll.) very close male friends
铁哥们儿鐵哥們兒tie3 ge1 men5 er5
erhua variant of 鐵哥們|铁哥们
铁格子鐵格子tie3 ge2 zi5
iron lattice; metal grid
铁公鸡鐵公雞tie3 gong1 ji1
cheapskate; stingy person
铁钩鐵鈎tie3 gou1
iron hook
铁钩儿鐵鈎兒tie3 gou1 er5
erhua variant of 鐵鈎|铁钩
铁箍鐵箍tie3 gu1
iron hoop
铁拐李鐵拐李tie3 guai3 li3
see 李鐵拐|李铁拐
铁观音鐵觀音tie3 guan1 yin1
Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
铁罐鐵罐tie3 guan4
metal pot
铁轨鐵軌tie3 gui3
rail; railroad track
铁锅鐵鍋tie3 guo1
iron cooking pot
铁环鐵環tie3 huan2
an iron ring
铁甲鐵甲tie3 jia3
mail plating; armor; armor plating
铁甲车鐵甲車tie3 jia3 che1
armored car
铁甲船鐵甲船tie3 jia3 chuan2
armored ship
铁甲舰鐵甲艦tie3 jia3 jian4
ironclad; an armor-plated battleship
铁将军把门鐵將軍把門tie3 jiang1 jun1 ba3 men2
lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom); fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
铁匠鐵匠tie3 jiang5
blacksmith; ironworker
铁军鐵軍tie3 jun1
invincible army
铁矿鐵礦tie3 kuang4
iron ore; iron ore mine
铁矿石鐵礦石tie3 kuang4 shi2
iron ore
铁栏鐵欄tie3 lan2
metal grille; railing; bars
铁了心鐵了心tie3 le5 xin1
determined; unshakable
铁力鐵力tie3 li4
Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市, Heilongjiang
铁力木鐵力木tie3 li4 mu4
ironwood (Mesua ferrea)
铁力市鐵力市tie3 li4 shi4
Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市, Heilongjiang
铁链鐵鏈tie3 lian4
iron chain
铁岭鐵嶺tie3 ling3
Tieling prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China; also Tieling county
铁岭地区鐵嶺地區tie3 ling3 di4 qu1
Tieling prefecture and county in Liaoning
铁岭市鐵嶺市tie3 ling3 shi4
Tieling prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
铁岭县鐵嶺縣tie3 ling3 xian4
Tieling county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
铁路鐵路tie3 lu4
railroad; railway
铁路线鐵路線tie3 lu4 xian4
railway line
铁铝土鐵鋁土tie3 lv3 tu3
Ferralosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
铁马鐵馬tie3 ma3
armored horse; cavalry; metal chimes hanging from eaves; steel barricade; (Tw) bike
铁镁质鐵鎂質tie3 mei3 zhi4
mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
铁面鐵面tie3 mian4
iron mask (as defensive armor); fig. upright and selfless person
铁面无私鐵面無私tie3 mian4 wu2 si1
strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
铁幕鐵幕tie3 mu4
Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (in Taiwan, 鐵幕 was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain)
铁木真鐵木真tie3 mu4 zhen1
Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗
铁皮鐵皮tie3 pi2
galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
铁骑鐵騎tie3 qi2
armored horses; crack horsemen
铁器鐵器tie3 qi4
hardware; ironware
铁锹鐵鍬tie3 qiao1
spade; shovel
铁琴鐵琴tie3 qin2
metallophone
铁青鐵青tie3 qing1
ashen
铁球鐵球tie3 qiu2
kung fu balls
铁拳鐵拳tie3 quan2
Tekken (video game)
铁人鐵人tie3 ren2
Ironman
铁砂鐵砂tie3 sha1
shot (in shotgun); pellets
铁山鐵山tie3 shan1
Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市, Hubei
铁杉鐵杉tie3 shan1
Tsuga chinensis
铁山港区鐵山港區tie3 shan1 gang3 qu1
Tieshangang district of Beihai city 北海市, Guangxi
铁山区鐵山區tie3 shan1 qu1
Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市, Hubei
铁石鐵石tie3 shi2
iron and stone
铁石心肠鐵石心腸tie3 shi2 xin1 chang2
to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling
铁树鐵樹tie3 shu4
sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
铁树开花鐵樹開花tie3 shu4 kai1 hua1
lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom); a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
铁水鐵水tie3 shui3
molten iron
铁丝鐵絲tie3 si1
iron wire
铁丝网鐵絲網tie3 si1 wang3
wire netting
铁塔鐵塔tie3 ta3
iron tower
铁蹄鐵蹄tie3 ti2
iron hoof (of the oppressor)
铁托鐵托tie3 tuo1
Marshal Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980), Yugoslav military and communist political leader, President of Yugoslavia 1945-1980
铁腕鐵腕tie3 wan4
iron fist (of the state)
铁西鐵西tie3 xi1
Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin; Tiexi district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
铁西区鐵西區tie3 xi1 qu1
Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin; Tiexi district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
铁锨鐵鍁tie3 xian1
iron shovel; spade
铁箱鐵箱tie3 xiang1
metal trunk; metal box; a safe
铁锈鐵鏽tie3 xiu4
rust
铁血宰相鐵血宰相tie3 xue4 zai3 xiang4
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, Minister-President of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
铁杖鐵杖tie3 zhang4
steel staff; stell stick
铁爪鹀鐵爪鵐tie3 zhao3 wu2
(bird species of China) Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
铁砧鐵砧tie3 zhen1
anvil
铁证鐵證tie3 zheng4
ironclad evidence; conclusive proof
铁证如山鐵證如山tie3 zheng4 ru2 shan1
irrefutable evidence
铁嘴沙鸻鐵嘴沙鴴tie3 zui3 sha1 heng2
(bird species of China) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
铜墙铁壁銅牆鐵壁tong2 qiang2 tie3 bi4
copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
网络铁路網絡鐵路wang3 luo4 tie3 lu4
Network Rail (UK railway organization)
武汉钢铁公司武漢鋼鐵公司wu3 han4 gang1 tie3 gong1 si1
Wuhan Iron and Steel
吸铁石吸鐵石xi1 tie3 shi2
a magnet; same as 磁鐵|磁铁
铣铁銑鐵xian3 tie3
cast iron
锈铁鏽鐵xiu4 tie3
rusty iron
雪铁龙雪鐵龍xue3 tie3 long2
Citroën (French car manufacturer)
亚铁亞鐵ya4 tie3
ferrous
洋铁箔洋鐵箔yang2 tie3 bo2
tinfoil
永久磁铁永久磁鐵yong3 jiu3 ci2 tie3
a permanent magnet
粤汉铁路粵漢鐵路yue4 han4 tie3 lu4
Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 into the Jing-Guang Railway 京廣鐵路|京广铁路
砸锅卖铁砸鍋賣鐵za2 guo1 mai4 tie3
to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
斩钉截铁斬釘截鐵zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
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