斬釘截鐵

斬釘截鐵

See also: 斩钉截铁

Chinese

		behead; chop	nail	a section; cut off (a length)	iron
trad. (斬釘截鐵)		斬	釘	截	鐵
simp. (斩钉截铁)		斩	钉	截	铁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎndīngjiétiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam² deng¹ zit⁶ tit³
• Min Nan (POJ): chám-teng-chia̍t-thih

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhǎndīngjiétiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaandingjyetiie
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaam² deng¹ zit⁶ tit³
    • Yale: jáam dēng jiht tit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam² deng¹ dzit⁹ tit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zam² déng¹ jid⁶ tid³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡säːm³⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚² tʰiːt̚³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chám-teng-chia̍t-thih
    • Tâi-lô: tsám-ting-tsia̍t-thih
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zafmdengciadtiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛt̚⁴⁻³² tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚²⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚⁴⁻³² tʰiʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚⁴⁻³² tʰiʔ³²/

Idiom

斬釘截鐵

1. resolute and decisive; categorical