削鐵如泥
xuē​tiě​rú​ní

to cut through iron like butter

  • created sense approved 削铁如泥/削鐵如泥 · xuē​tiě​rú​ní · to cut through iron like butter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    削铁如泥 / 削鐵如泥

    xuē​tiě​rú​ní

    to cut through iron like butter

    (idiom) describes a blade or weapon that is extremely sharp; keen-edged

    xuè​tiě​rú​ní

    削 (literal) → 削 · xuē · to pare 铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · weapons 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 泥 (literal) → 泥 · ní · mud

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense