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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Stroke count: 21

Level: 1

Radical: (#167)

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

鐵 / 铁

This word has been viewed 12549 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
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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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Decimal representation of this word: 鐵
Unicode code for this character: U+9435 (off-site link)

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