







握钩伸铁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess immense physical strength”. To be incredibly strong, capable of performing feats of great power. Literally, “grasp hook straighten iron”.

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Open the tool →握钩伸铁 (wò gōu shēn tiě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess immense physical strength”.
握钩伸铁 is pronounced wò gōu shēn tiě in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 握钩伸铁 means “grasp hook straighten iron”. It is used to mean “to possess immense physical strength”.
伸:伸直。把钩伸直,绞铁成索。形容力大