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削铁如泥
xuē​tiě​rú​ní

to cut through iron like butter

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 削 xuē
    to pare
    (bound form) used in literary or fixed compounds to mean pare or whittle
  2. 铁 鐵 tiě adjective
    weapons
    (bound form) weapons or arms; specifically bladed weapons made of metal
  3. 如 rú preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  4. 泥 ní noun
    mud
    mud; clay; wet soil