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铁齿铜牙

tiě chǐ tóng yádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1ad3924a28202e55. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鐵齒銅牙 铁齿铜牙 [tie3 chi3 tong2 ya2] /clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 鐵齒銅牙

  • 铁
    tiě

    iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)

    Tiě

    surname Tie

  • 齿
    chǐ

    (bound form) tooth / (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention

  • 铜
    tóng

    copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅|红铜[hóng tóng] / CL:塊|块[kuài]

  • 牙
    yá

    tooth / ivory / CL:顆|颗[kē]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.