铁心石肠 — “To be utterly unfeeling, hard-hearted, or callous”
铁心石肠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly unfeeling, hard-hearted, or callous”. To have a heart of iron and stone. Literally, “Iron heart, stone guts”.
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铁心石肠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
铁心石肠 Character Breakdown
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面对那些无家可归的人，他仍然保持着铁心石肠，不愿伸出援手。
He remained utterly unfeeling towards the homeless people, unwilling to offer any help.
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What does 铁心石肠 mean?
铁心石肠 (tiě xīn shí cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly unfeeling, hard-hearted, or callous”.
How do you pronounce 铁心石肠?
铁心石肠 is pronounced tiě xīn shí cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 铁心石肠 literally mean?
Literally, 铁心石肠 means “Iron heart, stone guts”. It is used to mean “to be utterly unfeeling, hard-hearted, or callous”.
What is the Chinese definition of 铁心石肠?
犹言铁石心肠。