铜头铁额 — “Extremely brave and formidable”
铜头铁额 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely brave and formidable”. Possessing great resilience and strength, often to the point of appearing invulnerable. Literally, “Brass head and iron forehead”.
铜头铁额 Pronunciation and Pinyin
铜头铁额 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 铜头铁额
In ancient times, the Chinese land was inhabited by the Huangdi, Yan Emperor, and Chiyou tribes. The Huangdi tribe defeated the Yan Emperor tribe in the northwest, achieving the unification of these two major tribes.
The Yan Emperor then requested Huangdi to attack the Jiuli tribe. The leader of the Jiuli tribe, Chiyou, had 81 brothers, all of whom had human heads and beast bodies, with brass heads and iron foreheads.
The Celestial Goddess (Xuan Nü) was sent to bestow military strategies and divine talismans upon Huangdi, enabling him to subdue Chiyou.
Idioms Related to 铜头铁额
Synonyms of 铜头铁额
More idioms starting with 铜
- tóng铜chún唇tiě铁shé舌exceptionally eloquent and persuasive speaker
- tóng铜wéi围tiě铁mǎ马impenetrable stronghold
- tóng铜chéng城tiě铁bì壁an impregnable defense
- tóng铜qiáng墙tiě铁bì壁an impregnable defense
- tóng铜bì壁tiě铁qiáng墙an impregnable defense
- tóng铜hú壶kè刻lòu漏the relentless passage of time
- tóng铜hú壶dī滴lòu漏slow passage of time
- tóng铜hú壶lòu漏duàn断deep into the night
- tóng铜shān山xī西bēng崩，，luò洛zhōng钟dōng东yīng应Major events trigger distant reactions
- tóng铜shān山jīn金xué穴immensely wealthy
- tóng铜shān山tiě铁bì壁impenetrable defense or pillar of strength
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Open the tool →Questions about 铜头铁额
What does 铜头铁额 mean?
铜头铁额 (tóng tóu tiě é) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely brave and formidable”.
How do you pronounce 铜头铁额?
铜头铁额 is pronounced tóng tóu tiě é in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 铜头铁额 literally mean?
Literally, 铜头铁额 means “Brass head and iron forehead”. It is used to mean “Extremely brave and formidable”.
Where does 铜头铁额 come from?
铜头铁额 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 铜头铁额?
铜铸的头，铁打的额。形容人勇猛强悍。