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铁打铜铸 — “Extremely sturdy and durable”

铁打铜铸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely sturdy and durable”. Built to last; robust or indestructible. Literally, “Iron-forged, bronze-cast”.

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铁打铜铸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

铁打铜铸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
铁
tiě10iron metal or firm
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
铜
tóng11Copper metal
铸
zhù12cast metal

Example Sentence with 铁打铜铸

这座老图书馆经过多次翻修,依然保存完好,其结构简直是铁打铜铸,百年风雨未能撼动分毫。
This old library, after numerous renovations, remains perfectly preserved; its structure is practically iron-forged and bronze-cast, unaffected by a century of wind and rain.

Idioms Related to 铁打铜铸

More idioms starting with 铁

  • tiě铁zhōng中zhēng铮zhēng铮an outstanding talent
  • tiě铁fú佛shāng伤xīn心,,shí石rén人luò落lèi泪profoundly tragic, moving even the inanimate
  • tiě铁gōng公jī鸡an extremely stingy person
  • tiě铁zuǐ嘴gāng钢yá牙eloquent and articulate debater
  • tiě铁bì壁tóng铜qiáng墙impenetrable fortress
  • tiě铁bì壁tóng铜shān山formidable and reliable power
  • tiě铁xīn心mù木cháng肠extremely resolute and unyielding
  • tiě铁xīn心shí石cháng肠utterly unfeeling or hard-hearted
  • tiě铁xīn心tiě铁yì意absolutely determined and unwavering
  • tiě铁dǎ打xīn心cháng肠to have a heart of steel
  • tiě铁chǔ杵chéng成zhēn针Perseverance can achieve difficult goals
  • tiě铁chǔ杵mó磨chéng成zhēn针Perseverance turns iron into a needle

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Questions about 铁打铜铸

What does 铁打铜铸 mean?

铁打铜铸 (tiě dǎ tóng zhù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely sturdy and durable”.

How do you pronounce 铁打铜铸?

铁打铜铸 is pronounced tiě dǎ tóng zhù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 铁打铜铸 literally mean?

Literally, 铁打铜铸 means “Iron-forged, bronze-cast”. It is used to mean “Extremely sturdy and durable”.

What is the Chinese definition of 铁打铜铸?

铁打成的,用铜浇铸的。形容非常坚固。

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