| 废铜烂铁 |
fèi tóng làn tiě |
scrap metal / a pile of junk |
| 废 |
fèi |
to abolish / to abandon / to abrogate / to discard / to depose / to oust / crippled / abandoned / waste |
| 废 |
fèi |
variant of 废 / disabled |
| 铜 |
tóng |
copper (chemistry) / see also 红铜 / CL:块 |
| 烂 |
làn |
soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot; to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad |
| 铁 |
Tiě |
surname Tie |
| 铁 |
tiě |
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) |