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碎铜烂铁 — “A pile of scrap metal or old, useless metal objects”

碎铜烂铁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a pile of scrap metal or old, useless metal objects”. Junk or refuse. Literally, “broken copper and rotten iron”.

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碎铜烂铁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

碎铜烂铁 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
碎
suì13shatter into small pieces
铜
tóng11Copper metal
烂
làn9rotten, broken, or chaotic
铁
tiě10iron metal or firm

Example Sentence with 碎铜烂铁

他把仓库里积压多年的碎铜烂铁清理出来,准备卖给回收站。
He cleared out the years of accumulated junk metal from the warehouse, preparing to sell it to the recycling station.

Idioms Related to 碎铜烂铁

More idioms starting with 碎

  • suì碎shī尸wàn万duàn段punish a heinous criminal severely
  • suì碎xīn心liè裂dǎn胆extremely terrified
  • suì碎yù玉líng零jī玑exquisite concise literary pieces
  • suì碎qióng琼luàn乱yù玉falling snow
  • suì碎wǎ瓦tuí颓yuán垣ruined and dilapidated buildings
  • suì碎shēn身fěn粉gǔ骨Sacrifice oneself completely
  • suì碎shēn身mí糜qū躯devote oneself body and soul
  • suì碎shǒu首mí糜qū躯Sacrifice one's life for a cause
  • suì碎shǒu首mí縻qū躯dedicate oneself completely, even to death
  • suì碎gǔ骨fěn粉shī尸utterly destroy
  • suì碎gǔ骨fěn粉shēn身utterly destroyed or sacrificed

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Questions about 碎铜烂铁

What does 碎铜烂铁 mean?

碎铜烂铁 (suì tóng làn tiě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a pile of scrap metal or old, useless metal objects”.

How do you pronounce 碎铜烂铁?

碎铜烂铁 is pronounced suì tóng làn tiě in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 碎铜烂铁 literally mean?

Literally, 碎铜烂铁 means “broken copper and rotten iron”. It is used to mean “a pile of scrap metal or old, useless metal objects”.

What is the Chinese definition of 碎铜烂铁?

一堆破烂金属,指一些旧货或无用之物

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