鐵〔铁〕 tit³ {tiě}

not knowledgeable (Cantonese)

鐵〔铁〕 tit³ {tiě}

1. iron (metal)
2. arms
3. weapons
4. hard
5. strong
6. violent
7. unshakeable
8. determined
9. close
10. tight (slang)

鐵〔铁〕 tit³ {Tiě}

surname Tie

鐵筆〔铁笔〕 tit³ bat¹ {tiě bǐ}

a crowbar

鐵鏟〔铁铲〕 tit³ caan² {tiě chǎn}

a spade; a shovel

鐵錘〔铁锤〕 tit³ ceoi⁴ {tiě chuí}

a hammer

鐵漢〔铁汉〕 tit³ hon³ {tiě hàn}

a man of iron will; a strong determined man; a tough guy

鐵馬〔铁马〕 tit³ maa⁵ {tiěmǎ}

(noun) Motor bike (usually refers to police's fleet)

鐵門〔铁门〕 tit³ mun⁴ {tiě mén}

 iron gate; metal gate; metal door

鐵心〔铁-〕 tit³ sam¹ {tiě xīn}

iron core;to be unwavering in one's determination

鐵線〔铁线〕 tit³ sin² {tiě xiàn}

wires

鐵通〔铁-〕 tit³ tung¹ {tiě tōng}

Railway Communication (China Railcom), a telecom operator of China

鐵閘〔铁闸〕 tit³ zaap⁶ {tiě zhá}

(noun) metal door gate

鐵枝〔铁-〕 tit³ zi¹ {tiě zhī}

an iron rod

鐵板〔铁-〕 tit³ baan² {tiě bǎn}

1. iron panel
2. hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)

鐵餅〔铁饼〕 tit³ beng² {tiě bǐng}

throwing the discus (athletics event)

鐵杉〔铁-〕 tit³ caam³ {tiě shān}

Tsuga chinensis

鐵青〔铁-〕 tit³ ceng¹ {tiě qīng}

ashen

鐵鍬〔铁锹〕 tit³ ciu¹ {tiě qiāo}

1. spade
2. shovel

鐵窗〔铁-〕 tit³ coeng¹ {tiě chuāng}

1. window with an iron grating (apartment etc)
2. barred window of a prison cell

鐵打〔铁-〕 tit³ daa² {tiě dǎ}

1. made of iron
2. strong as iron

鐵定〔铁-〕 tit³ ding⁶ {tiě dìng}

1. unalterable
2. certainly
3. definitely

鐵道〔铁-〕 tit³ dou⁶ {tiě dào}

1. railway line
2. rail track

鐵東〔铁东〕 tit³ dung¹ {Tiě dōng}

Tiedong district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin

鐵法〔铁-〕 tit³ faat³ {Tiě fǎ}

Tiefa city and former county, now Tieling county level city 鐵嶺市, Liaoning

鐵峰〔铁-〕 tit³ fung¹ {Tiě fēng}

Tiefeng district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾, Heilongjiang

鐵甲〔铁-〕 tit³ gaap³ {tiě jiǎ}

1. mail plating
2. armor
3. armor plating

鐵桿〔铁杆〕 tit³ gon¹ {tiě gān}

iron (golf club)

鐵桿〔铁杆〕 tit³ gon¹ {tiě gǎn}

1. iron rod
2. zealous
3. die-hard

鐵罐〔铁-〕 tit³ gun³ {tiě guàn}

metal pot

鐵軌〔铁轨〕 tit³ gwai² {tiě guǐ}

1. rail
2. railroad track
3. CL: 根

鐵軍〔铁军〕 tit³ gwan¹ {tiě jūn}

invincible army

鐵器〔铁-〕 tit³ hei³ {tiě qì}

1. hardware
2. ironware

鐵鍁〔铁锨〕 tit³ him¹ {tiě xiān}

1. iron shovel
2. spade
3. CL: 把

鐵人〔铁-〕 tit³ jan⁴ {Tiě rén}

Ironman

鐵球〔铁-〕 tit³ kau⁴ {tiě qiú}

kung fu balls

鐵騎〔铁骑〕 tit³ ke⁴ {tiě qí}

1. armored horses
2. crack horsemen

鐵箍〔铁-〕 tit³ ku¹ {tiě gū}

iron hoop

鐵礦〔铁矿〕 tit³ kwong³ {tiě kuàng}

1. iron ore
2. iron ore mine

鐵拳〔铁-〕 tit³ kyun⁴ {Tiě quán}

Tekken (video game)

鐵欄〔铁栏〕 tit³ laan⁴ {tiě lán}

1. metal grille
2. railing
3. bars

鐵力〔铁-〕 tit³ lik⁶ {Tiě lì}

Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市, Heilongjiang

鐵鏈〔铁链〕 tit³ lin² {tiě liàn}

iron chain

鐵嶺〔铁岭〕 tit³ ling⁵ {Tiě lǐng}

1. Tieling prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省 in northeast China
2. also Tieling county

鐵路〔铁-〕 tit³ lou⁶ {tiě lù}

1. railroad
2. railway
3. CL: 條

鐵馬〔铁马〕 tit³ maa⁵ {tiě mǎ}

1. armored horse
2. cavalry
3. metal chimes hanging from eaves
4. steel barricade
5. (Tw) bike

鐵面〔铁-〕 tit³ min⁶ {tiě miàn}

1. iron mask (as defensive armor)
2. fig. upright and selfless person

鐵幕〔铁-〕 tit³ mok⁶ {tiě mù}

iron curtain

鐵鈎〔铁钩〕 tit³ ngau¹ {tiě gōu}

iron hook

鐵棒〔铁-〕 tit³ paang⁵ {tiě bàng}

1. iron club
2. steel rod

鐵皮〔铁-〕 tit³ pei⁴ {tiě pí}

galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)

鐵砂〔铁-〕 tit³ saa¹ {tiě shā}

1. shot (in shotgun)
2. pellets

鐵山〔铁-〕 tit³ saan¹ {Tiě shān}

Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市, Hubei

鐵西〔铁-〕 tit³ sai¹ {Tiě xī}

1. Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin
2. Tiexi district of Shenyang city 沈陽市, Liaoning

鐵鏽〔铁锈〕 tit³ sau³ {tiě xiù}

rust

鐵石〔铁-〕 tit³ sek⁶ {tiě shí}

iron and stone

鐵水〔铁-〕 tit³ seoi² {tiě shuǐ}

molten iron

鐵絲〔铁丝〕 tit³ si¹ {tiě sī}

1. iron wire
2. CL: 根

鐵箱〔铁-〕 tit³ soeng¹ {tiě xiāng}

1. metal trunk
2. metal box
3. a safe

鐵塔〔铁-〕 tit³ taap³ {tiě tǎ}

iron tower

鐵蹄〔铁-〕 tit³ tai⁴ {tiě tí}

iron hoof (of the oppressor)

鐵托〔铁-〕 tit³ tok³ {Tiě tuō}

Marshal Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980), Yugoslav military and communist political leader, President of Yugoslavia 1945-1980

鐵環〔铁环〕 tit³ waan⁴ {tiě huán}

an iron ring

鐵鍋〔铁锅〕 tit³ wo¹ {tiě guō}

iron cooking pot

鐵腕〔铁-〕 tit³ wun² {tiě wàn}

iron fist (of the state)

鐵砧〔铁-〕 tit³ zam¹ {tiě zhēn}

anvil

鐵證〔铁证〕 tit³ zing³ {tiě zhèng}

1. ironclad evidence
2. conclusive proof

鐵匠〔铁-〕 tit³ zoeng⁶ {tiě jiang}

1. blacksmith
2. ironworker

鐵杖〔铁-〕 tit³ zoeng⁶ {tiě zhàng}

1. steel staff
2. stell stick

鐵打酒〔铁--〕 tit³ daa² zau² {tiě dǎ jiǔ}

a liniment for traumatic injuries(medicinal liquor, not for drink)

鐵冬青〔铁--〕 tit³ dung¹ cing¹ {tiě dōng qīng}

Ilex rotunda, Kurogane holly or round leaf holly(a plant)

鐵飯碗〔铁饭-〕 tit³ faan⁶ wun² {tiě fàn wǎn}

employment at the government

鐵金剛〔铁-刚〕 tit³ gam¹ gong¹ {tiě jīn gāng}

James Bond 007

鐵合金〔铁--〕 tit³ hap⁶ gam¹ {tiě hé jīn}

ferroalloy; iron alloy

鐵騎士〔铁骑-〕 tit³ ke⁴ si⁶ {tiě jì shì}

a motorcyclist

鐵蓮花〔铁莲-〕 tit³ lin⁴ faa¹ {tiě lián huā}

brass knuckles / knuckle dusters, a metal weapon worn over the knuckles

鐵路站〔铁--〕 tit³ lou⁶ zaam⁶ {tiě lù zhàn}

a rail-way station

鐵皮屋〔铁--〕 tit³ pei⁴ uk¹ {tiě pí wū}

a cabin / house built from galvanized-iron sheets

鐵沙梨〔铁--〕 tit³ saa¹ lei² {tiě shā lí}

an extremely stingy person.

鐵嘴雞〔铁-鸡〕 tit³ zeoi² gai¹ {tiě zui jī}

(slang) a woman who is quarrelsome and sharp-tongued; an argumentative woman who will not admit defeat

鐵板燒〔铁-烧〕 tit³ baan² siu¹ {tiě bǎn shāo}

teppanyaki

鐵道部〔铁--〕 tit³ dou⁶ bou⁶ {Tiě dào bù}

Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部

鐵東區〔铁东区〕 tit³ dung¹ keoi¹ {Tiě dōng qū}

1. Tiedong district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin
2. Tiedong district of Anshan city 鞍山市, Liaoning

鐵飯碗〔铁饭-〕 tit³ faan⁶ wun² {tiě fàn wǎn}

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

鐵法市〔铁--〕 tit³ faat³ si⁵ {Tiě fǎ shì}

Tiefa city, now Tieling county level city 鐵嶺市, Liaoning

鐵峰區〔铁-区〕 tit³ fung¹ keoi¹ {Tiě fēng qū}

Tiefeng district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾, Heilongjiang

鐵格子〔铁--〕 tit³ gaak³ zi² {tiě gé zi}

1. iron lattice
2. metal grid

鐵甲車〔铁-车〕 tit³ gaap³ ce¹ {tiě jiǎ chē}

armored car

鐵甲艦〔铁-舰〕 tit³ gaap³ laam⁶ {tiě jiǎ jiàn}

1. ironclad
2. an armor-plated battleship

鐵甲船〔铁--〕 tit³ gaap³ syun⁴ {tiě jiǎ chuán}

armored ship

鐵哥們〔铁-们〕 tit³ go¹ mun⁴ {tiě gē men}

(coll.) very close male friends

鐵觀音〔铁观-〕 tit³ gun¹ jam¹ {Tiě guān yīn}

Tieguanyin tea

鐵公雞〔铁-鸡〕 tit³ gung¹ gai¹ {tiě gōng jī}

1. cheapskate
2. stingy person

鐵礦石〔铁矿-〕 tit³ kwong³ sek⁶ {tiě kuàng shí}

iron ore

鐵鋁土〔铁铝-〕 tit³ leoi⁵ tou² {Tiě lǚ tǔ}

Ferralosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)

鐵力木〔铁--〕 tit³ lik⁶ muk⁶ {tiě lì mù}

ironwood (Mesua ferrea)

鐵力市〔铁--〕 tit³ lik⁶ si⁵ {Tiě lì shì}

Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市, Heilongjiang

鐵嶺縣〔铁岭县〕 tit³ ling⁵ jyun⁶ {Tiě lǐng xiàn}

Tieling county in Tieling 鐵嶺, Liaoning

鐵嶺市〔铁岭-〕 tit³ ling⁵ si⁵ {Tiě lǐng shì}

Tieling prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省 in northeast China

鐵了心〔铁--〕 tit³ liu⁵ sam¹ {tiě le xīn}

1. determined
2. unshakable

鐵路線〔铁-线〕 tit³ lou⁶ sin³ {tiě lù xiàn}

railway line

鐵鎂質〔铁镁质〕 tit³ mei⁵ zat¹ {tiě měi zhì}

mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)

鐵木真〔铁--〕 tit³ muk⁶ zan¹ {Tiě mù zhēn}

Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗

鐵山區〔铁-区〕 tit³ saan¹ keoi¹ {Tiě shān qū}

Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市, Hubei

鐵西區〔铁-区〕 tit³ sai¹ keoi¹ {Tiě xī qū}

1. Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin
2. Tiexi district of Shenyang city 沈陽市, Liaoning

鐵絲網〔铁丝网〕 tit³ si¹ mong⁵ {tiě sī wǎng}

1. wire netting
2. CL: 道

鐵爪鵐〔铁-鹀〕 tit³ zaau² mou⁴ {tiě zhǎo wú}

(Chinese bird species) Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)

鐵器時代〔铁-时-〕 tit³ hei³ si⁴ doi⁶ {Tiě qì Shí dài}

the Iron Age

鐵板茄子〔铁---〕 tit³ baan² ke² zi² {tiě bǎn qié zi}

iron pan eggplant (typical Northern-Chinese dish)

鐵板牛肉〔铁---〕 tit³ baan² ngau⁴ juk⁶ {tiě bǎn niú ròu}

beef grilled on a hot iron plate

鐵板牛柳〔铁---〕 tit³ baan² ngau⁴ lau⁵ {tiě bǎn niú liǔ}

fillet beef teppanyaki (fast grilled on hot iron plate)

鐵齒銅牙〔铁齿铜-〕 tit³ ci² tung⁴ ngaa⁴ {tiě chǐ tóng yá}

clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)

鐵窗生活〔铁---〕 tit³ coeng¹ sang¹ wut⁶ {tiě chuāng shēng huó}

1. time served in prison
2. prison life

鐵達尼號〔铁达-号〕 tit³ daat⁶ nei⁴ hou⁶ {Tiě dá ní Hào}

1. RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 (Taiwan)
2. PRC equivalent: 泰坦尼克號

鐵桿粉絲〔铁杆-丝〕 tit³ gon¹ fan² si¹ {tiě gǎn fěn sī}

die-hard fan

鐵血宰相〔铁---〕 tit³ hyut³ zoi² soeng³ {Tiě xuè zǎi xiàng}

Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, Minister-President of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890

鐵爾梅茲〔铁尔-兹〕 tit³ ji⁵ mui⁴ zi¹ {Tiě ěr méi zī}

Termez city in southeast Uzbekistan

鐵嶺地區〔铁岭-区〕 tit³ ling⁵ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Tiě lǐng dì qū}

Tieling prefecture and county in Liaoning

鐵面無私〔铁-无-〕 tit³ min⁶ mou⁴ si¹ {tiě miàn wú sī}

strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)

鐵山港區〔铁--区〕 tit³ saan¹ gong² keoi¹ {Tiě shān gǎng qū}

Tieshangang district of Beihai city 北海市, Guangxi

鐵石心腸〔铁--肠〕 tit³ sek⁶ sam¹ coeng⁴ {tiě shí xīn cháng}

1. to have a heart of stone
2. hard-hearted
3. unfeeling

鐵樹開花〔铁树开-〕 tit³ syu⁶ hoi¹ faa¹ {tiě shù kāi huā}

1. lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)
2. a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence

鐵嘴沙鴴〔铁--鸻〕 tit³ zeoi² saa¹ hang⁴ {tiě zuǐ shā héng}

(Chinese bird species) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

鐵證如山〔铁证--〕 tit³ zing³ jyu⁴ saan¹ {tiě zhèng rú shān}

irrefutable evidence

鐵杵磨成針〔铁---针〕 tit³ cyu⁵ mo⁴ sing⁴ zam¹ {tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn}

perseverance will prevail.

鐵將軍把門〔铁将军-门〕 tit³ zoeng¹ gwan¹ baa² mun⁴ {tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén}

1. lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom)
2. fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside

鐵拐李打足球〔铁-----〕 tit³ gwaai² lei⁵ daa² zuk¹ kau⁴ {Tiě guǎi Lǐ dǎ zú qiú}

to handle something all by oneself

鐵腳馬眼神仙肚〔铁脚马----〕 tit³ goek³ maa⁵ ngaan⁵ san⁴ sin¹ tou⁵ {tiě jiǎo mǎ yǎn shén xiān dù}

one who does not feel tired or hungry (slang)