踏破铁鞋 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) to wear out one's iron shoes
• (fig.) to search high and low

Character by character

• 踏tàto trample, to tread on, to walk over
• 破pòto break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 铁tiěiron; strong, solid, firm
• 鞋xiéshoes, footwear in general

Idioms sharing a character

• 脚踏实地 jiǎo tà shí dì
• 踏破门槛 tā pò mén kǎn
• 踏青赏春 tà qīng shǎng chūn
• 踏青赏花 tà qīng shǎng huā
• 一语道破 yī yǔ dào pò
• 乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng
• 势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú
• 国破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng
• 大破大立 dà pò dà lì
• 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng

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