斩钉截铁 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron
• (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

Character by character

• 斩zhǎnto chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
• 钉dīngnail, spike
• 截jiéto cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; interse
• 铁tiěiron; strong, solid, firm

Idioms sharing a character

• 先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
• 披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí
• 斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
• 过关斩将 guò guān zhǎn jiàng
• 敲钉钻脚 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo
• 截长补短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn
• 直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng
• 手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě
• 砸锅卖铁 zá guō mài tiě
• 磨穿铁砚 mó chuān tiě yàn

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