鐵齒

Chinese

		iron	tooth
trad. (鐵齒)		鐵	齒
simp. (铁齿)		铁	齿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiěchǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄔˇ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiet-chhṳ́
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thih-khí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiěchǐ [Phonetic: tiéchǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄔˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiěchǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tʻieh³-chʻih³
    • Yale: tyě-chř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieechyy
    • Palladius: течи (teči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiet-chhṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: tied` cii`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tiad⁵ ci³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯et̚² t͡sʰɨ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thih-khí
    • Tâi-lô: thih-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tihqie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰi(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi⁴¹/

Adjective

鐵齒

1. (Hokkien or Taiwanese Mandarin) stubborn; hard-headed; obstinate; reluctant to admit one's mistakes
2. (Mainland China Mandarin) eloquent; persuasive in speech

Synonyms

• (reluctant to admit one's mistakes): 嘴硬 (zuǐyìng); (Cantonese) 口硬

Derived terms

• 鐵齒銅牙槽／铁齿铜牙槽