| 斩钉截铁 |
zhǎn dīng jié tiě |
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical |
| 斩 |
zhǎn |
to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop |
| 钉 |
dīng |
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯 |
| 钉 |
dìng |
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on |
| 截 |
jié |
to cut off (a length) / to stop / to intercept / section / chunk / length |
| 铁 |
Tiě |
surname Tie |
| 铁 |
tiě |
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) |