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铁窗风味 — “A taste of prison life”

铁窗风味 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a taste of prison life”. The harsh experience or monotonous existence of being imprisoned. Literally, “iron window flavor”.

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铁窗风味 Pronunciation and Pinyin

铁窗风味 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
铁
tiě10iron metal or firm
窗
chuāng12window
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
味
wèi8taste, flavor, scent, interest

Example Sentence with 铁窗风味

他因为一时冲动犯了错,最终不得不提前体验了一段铁窗风味。
Because of a momentary impulse and making a mistake, he ultimately had to experience a taste of prison life ahead of schedule.

Idioms Related to 铁窗风味

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dǎ打tóng铜zhù铸extremely sturdy and durable
  • tiě铁chǔ杵chéng成zhēn针Perseverance can achieve difficult goals

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Questions about 铁窗风味

What does 铁窗风味 mean?

铁窗风味 (tiě chuāng fēng wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a taste of prison life”.

How do you pronounce 铁窗风味?

铁窗风味 is pronounced tiě chuāng fēng wèi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 铁窗风味 literally mean?

Literally, 铁窗风味 means “iron window flavor”. It is used to mean “a taste of prison life”.

What is the Chinese definition of 铁窗风味?

指监牢里囚犯的生活。

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