鐵 (tit3 | tie3) : iron; arms; ironclad; strong; cruel

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鐵

tit3

tie3

[1] [n] iron; ferrum (Fe)
[2] [n] arms; weapon
[3] [adj] ironclad; strong; firm
[4] [adj] cruel; merciless; ruthless

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鐵 / 铁

This word has been viewed 12602 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th May 2014 04:13

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鐵路 tit3 lou6 tie3 lu4 = railway (also 火車路); railroad

地鐵 dei6 tit3 di4 tie3 = subway; MTR

地下鐵路 dei6 haa6 tit3 lou6 di4 xia4 tie3 lu4 = subway; MTR

鐵路線 tit3 lou6 sin3 tie3 lu4 xian4 = railway line

鐵漢 tit3 hon3 tie3 han4 = man of iron will; a strong determined person

鐵觀音 tit3 gun1 jam1 tie3 guan1 yin1 = Tieguanyin

鋼鐵 gong3 tit3 gang1 tie3 = steel

白鐵 baak6 tit3 bai2 tie3 = galvanised iron

斬釘截鐵 zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3 zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3 = (saying) definitely; without a doubt

磁鐵 ci4 tit3 ci2 tie3 = magnet

鐵道 tit3 dou6 tie3 dao4 = rail; railway tracks; railroad

鐵飯碗 tit3 faan6 wun2 tie3 fan4 wan3 = iron rice bowl — a secure job

鐵姑娘 tit3 gu1 noeng4 tie3 gu1 niang2 = iron lady

鐵絲網 tit3 si1 mong5 = barbed wire; entanglement

鐵筆 tit3 bat1 tie3 bi3 = steel stylus for carving sealstones

馬蹄鐵 maa5 tai4 tit3 ma3 ti2 tie3 = horseshoe

鐵鏟 tit3 caan2 = shovel

鐵馬 tit3 maa5 tie3 ma3 = motorcycle; cavalry; mill barriers

三項鐵人 saam1 hong6 tit3 jan4 = triathlon

鐵板燒 tit3 baan2 siu1 = teppan yaki

鐵閘 tit3 zaap6 tie3 zha2 = iron gate

鐵線 tit3 sin3 = wire

爛銅爛鐵 laan6 tung4 laan6 tit3 = metal scrap

九廣鐵路 gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 = Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR)

鐵鏽色 tit3 sau3 sik1 tie3 xiu4 se4 = rust colored

角鐵 gok3 tit3 jiao3 te3 = angle iron

熟鐵 suk6 tit3 shu2 tie3 = wrought iron

拿鐵 naa4 tit3 na2 tie3 = latte

鐵甲人 tit3 gaap3 jan4 tie3 jia ren2 = toy robot

輕鐵 hing1 tit3 qing1 tie3 = light rail transport; LRT

地鐵站 dei6 tit3 zaam6 di4 tie3 zhan4 = subway station

鐵棒 tit3 paang5 tie3 bang4 = bar, an iron rod

鐵粉 tit3 fan2 tie3 fen3 = iron filings

鐵鉗 tit3 kim4 tie3 qian2 = tongs

鐵砧 tit3 zam1 = anvil

生鐵 saang1 tit3 sheng1tie3 = pig iron

鐵欄 tit3 laan4 = metal barriers

煉鐵 lin6 tit3 lian4 tie3 = smelting iron

白口鐵 baak6 hau2 tit3 bai2 kou3 tie3 = white iron

鐵器 tit3 hei3 tie3 qi4 = hardware; ironware

鐵哥們 tit3 go1 mun4 tie3 ge1 men2 = friend, buddy (N Chinese dialect term)

鐵水管 tit3 seoi2 gun2 tie3 shui3 guan3 = a metal water pipe

高架鐵道 gou1 gaa3 tit3 dou6 gao1 jia4 tie3 dao4 = overhead railway; elevated railway (common formation)

鐵線釘書機 tit3 sin3 deng1 syu1 gei1 tie3 xian4 ding4 shu1 ji1 = wire stitcher; wire stitching machine (common formation)

出鐵 ceot1 tit3 chu1 tie3 = to tap a blast furnace; tapping

馬口鐵 maa5 hau2 tit3 ma3 kou3 tie3 = tinplate; galvanized iron

三角鐵 saam1 gok3 tit3 san1 jiao3 tie3 = [music] triangle; angle iron; L-iron

鐵蠶豆 tit3 caam4 dau6*2 tie3 can2 dou4 = roasted broad bean

鐵窗 tit3 coeng1 tie3 chuang1 = a window with iron grating; prison bars; prison

鐵道兵 tit3 dou6 bing1 tie3 dao4 bing1 = the railway corps (in the military)

鐵工 tit3 gung1 tie3 gong1 = ironwork; ironworker; blacksmith

鐵公雞 tit3 gung1 gai1 tie3 gong1 ji1 = iron cock (a stingy person); miser

鐵活 tit3 wut6 tie3 huo2 = ironwork

鐵腳板 tit3 goek3 baan2 tie3 jiao3 ban3 = iron soles (toughened feet)

鐵牛 tit3 ngau4 tie3 niu2 = an iron ox (tractor)

鐵砂 tit3 saa1 tie3 sha1 = [mining] iron sand; shot (in a shotgun cartridge); pellets

鐵水 tit3 seoi2 tie3 sui3 = molten iron

鐵絲 tit3 si1 tie3 si1 = iron wire

鐵心 tit3 sam1 tie3 xin1 = [elec.] (iron) core

氧化鐵 joeng5 faa3 tit3 yang3 hua4 tie3 = ferric oxide

鐵面無私 tit3 min6 mou4 si1 = impartial; incorruptible

打鐵 daa2 tit3 da3 tie3 = to work as a blacksmith (lit., "hit iron")

打鐵佬 daa2 tit3 lou2 = a blacksmith

星鐵 sing1 tit3 = zinc (as a loanword); galvanized iron 粵

拿鐵咖啡 naa4 tit3 gaa3 fe1 na2 tie3 ka1 fei1 = latte; café latte (coffee) (common formation)

白鐵高 baak6 tit3 gou1 = Tecoma jasminoides (bower plant)

鐵冬青 tit3 dung1 cing1 = Ilex rotunda (Chinese holly)

鐵海棠 tit3 hoi2 tong4 = Euphorbia milii (crown of thorns)

港鐵公司 gong2 tit3 gung1 si1 = MTR Corporation (common formation)

趟開鐵閘 tong3 hoi1 tit3 zaap6 = slide open the gate 粵

鐵皮 tit3 pei4 tie3 pi2 = iron sheet

鐵皮屋 tit3 pei4 uk1 tie3 pi2 wu1 = house made in iron material, iron sheet cabin

高速鐵路 gou1 cuk1 tit3 lou6 gao1 su4 tie3 lu4 = high-speed rail

鐵圍欄 tit3 wai4 laan4 tie3 wei2 lan2 = mill barriers

只要有恆心，鐵柱磨成針 zi2 jiu3 jau5 hang4 sam1, tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 = as long as you have perseverance, you can achieve it no matter what

高鐵 gou1 tit3 gao1 tie3 = high-speed railway

破銅爛鐵 po3 tung4 laan6 tit3 = metal scrap

鐵路軌 tit3 lou6 gwai2 = a railroad track

鐵咀雞 tit3 zeoi2 gai1 = variant of 鐵嘴雞粵

鐵嘴雞 tit3 zeoi2 gai1 = a quarrelsome or mouthy woman; a fierce debater (in arguments) 粵

鐵騎士 tit3 ke4 si6 tie3 qi2 shi4 = a motorcyclist 粵

蛇腹形鐵絲網 se4 fuk1 jing4 tit3 si1 mong5 = concertina wire (common formation)

鐵肺 tit3 fai3 tie3 fei4 = an iron lung

踏破鐵鞋無覓處 daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3 ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4 = to painstakingly exhaust all one's energy and effort in order to find sth.

鐵琴 tit3 kam4 tie3 qin2 = a glockenspiel

地鐵沿線 dei6 tit3 jyun4 sin3 di4 tie3 yan2 xian4 = subway line, MTR line

鑌鐵 ban1 tit3 bin1 tie2 = bintie, refined iron

烙鐵 lok3 tit3 lao4 tie5 = flatiron, iron, soldering iron

電烙鐵 din6 lok3 tit3 dian4 lao4 tie3 = electric iron, electric soldering iron

鐵鏽 tit3 sau3 tie3 xiu4 = rust

佗鐵 to4 tit3 tuo2 tie3 = wield a gun; be armed; carry a gun 粵

鐵腳馬眼神仙肚 tit3 goek3 maa5 ngaan5 san4 sin1 tou5 tie3 jiao3 ma3 yan3 shen2 xian1 du4 = (the three prerequisites for being a Hong Kong reporter) able to walk long distances, good at observing and able to go without food for long periods of time 粵

鐵沙梨 tit3 saa1 lei4*2 tie3 sha1 li2 = a very stingy person; a close-fisted and miserly person 粵

鐵石心腸 tit3 sek6 sam1 coeng4 tie3 shi2 xin1 chang2 = to have a heart of stone and iron; to have a hard heart

陀鐵 to4 tit3 tuo2 tie3 = to carry a gun 粵

鐵證如山 tit3 zing3 jyu4 saan1 tie3 zheng4 ru2 shan1 = irrefutable evidence

鐵路站 tit3 lou6 zaam6 tie3 lu4 zhan4 = railway / railroad station

鐵餅 tit3 beng2 tie3 bing3 = discus

鐵鏈 tit3 lin4*2 tie3 lian4 = shackle; iron chain

巴黎鐵塔 baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 = Eiffel Tower

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu1 shen1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 = Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle

單軌鐵路 daan1 gwai2 tit3 lou6 dan1 gui3 tie3 lu4 = monorail

只要工夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu1 shen1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 = Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle

滑鐵盧 waat6 tit3 lou4 hua2 tie3 lu2 = [translit.] Waterloo

環形磁鐵 waan4 jing4 ci4 tit3 huan2 xing2 ci2 tie3 = ring magnets

東鐵支線 dung1tit3 zi1 sin3 = East Rail extension

地鐵有限公司 dei6 tit3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = MTR Corporation Ltd.

九廣鐵路接駁巴士 gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 zip3 bok3 baa1 si6*2 = KCR Feeder Bus

機鐵 gei1 tit3 = Airport Express Line

九廣西鐵 gau2 gwong2 sai1 tit3 = Kowloon West Rail

京九鐵路 ging1 gau2 tit3 lou6 = Beijing-Kowloon Railway

輕便鐵路接駁巴士 hing1 bin6 tit3 lou6 zip3 bok3 baa1 si6*2 = Light Rail Transit Bus (LRT)

九廣鐵路公司 gau2 gwong2 tit3 lou6 gung1 si1 = Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

九鐵 gau2 tit3 = Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR)

台灣高速鐵路 toi4 waan1 gou1 cuk1 tit3 lou6 tai2 wan1 gao1 su4 tie3 lu4 = Taiwan High Speed Rail

臺灣高速鐵路 toi4 waan1 gou1 cuk1 tit3 lou6 tai2 wan1 gao1 su4 tie3 lu4 = Taiwan High Speed Rail

鐵法 tit3 faat3 tie3 fa3 = Tiefa (city in Liaoning)

鐵磁性 tit3 ci4 sing3 tie3 ci2 xing4 = ferromagnetism

鐵合金 tit3 hap6 gam1 tie3 he2 jin1 = a ferroalloy; an iron alloy

鐵血宰相 tit3 hyut3 zoi2 soeng3 tie3 xie3 zai3 xiang4 = iron-and-blood prime minister, iron chancellor (common formation)

鋼鐵學院 gong3 tit3 hok6 jyun6*2 gang1 tie3 xue2 yuan4 = The Beijing Iron and Steel Engineering Institute

武漢鋼鐵公司 mou5 hon3 gong3 tit3 gung1 si1 wu3 han4 gang1 tie3 gong1 si1 = Wuhan Iron and Steel (common formation)

鐵金剛 tit3 gam1 gong1 tie3 jin1 gang1 = James Bond 007

鐵打 tit3 daa2 die2 da3 (Taiwan), die1 da2 (PRC) = Die-da; Tieh-ta; traumatology

鐵打酒 tit3 daa2 zau2 die2 da3 jiu3 (Taiwan), die1 da3 jiu3 (PRC) = Die-da wine, Tieh-ta wine, Medicated wine

京廣鐵路 ging1 gwong2 tit3 lou6 jing1 guang3 tie3 lu4 = Jingguang (Beijing-Guangzhou) railway line

廣九鐵路 gwong2 gau2 tit3 lou6 guang3 Jiu3 tie3 lu4 = Guandong and Kowloon railway

太平洋聯合鐵路 taai3 ping4 joeng4 lyun4 hap6 tit3 lou6 tai4 ping2 yang2 lian2 he2 tie3 lu4 = Union Pacific railroad

青藏鐵路 cing1 zong6 tit3 lou6 qing1 zang4 tie3 lu4 = Qinghai-Tibet railway

民鐵吾 man4 tit3 ng4 = [台山] Manhattan

鐵質 tit3 zat1 tie3 zhi4 = iron [biology]

鐵拳無敵孫中山 tit3 kyun4 mou4 dik6 syun1 zung1 saan1 = Iron Fist Invincible Sun Yat-sen

巴黎鐵塔反轉再反轉 baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 faan2 zyun3 zoi3 faan2 zyun3 = french kiss 粵

鐵杵磨成針 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 = perseverence spells success

手無寸鐵 sau2 mou4 cyun3 tit3 shou3 wu2 cun4 tie3 = defenseless

鐵木真打仔 tit3 muk6 zan1 daa2 zai2 = sweat profusely 粵

踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費功夫 daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3, dak1 loi4 cyun4 bat1 fai3 gung1 fu1 ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4, de2 lai2 quan2 bu4 fei4 gong1 fu5 = find sth by chance after looking for it everywhere

紮鐵 zaat3 tit3 za1 tie3 = bar bending

鐵行輪船公司 tit3 hong4*2 leon4 syun4 gung1 si1 = Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co Ltd

鐵行船公司 tit3 hong4*2 syun4 gung1 si1 = Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co Ltd

香港鐵路博物館 hoeng1 gong2 tit3 lou6 bok3 mat6 gun2 = Hong Kong Railway Museum

西鐵 sai1 tit3 = West Rail

長島鐵路 coeng4 dou2 tit3 lou6 chang2 dao3 tie3 lu4 = Long Island Railroad

東日本旅客鐵道 dung1 jat6 bun2 leoi5 haak3 tit3 dou6 dong1 ri4 ben3 lv3 ke4 tie3 dao4 = East Japan Railway Company

日本國有鐵道 jat6 bun2 gwok3 jau5 tit3 dou6 ri4 ben3 guo2 you3 tie3 dao4 = Japanese National Railways

九州旅客鐵道 gau2 zau1 leoi5 haak3 tit3 dou6 jiu3 zhou1 lv3 ke4 tie3 dao4 = Kyushu Railway Company

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請注意，地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食，請保持車廂清潔衛生，多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]

搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。粵
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).

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