吃了秤砣
chī​le​chèng​tuó

to be dead set on something

  • created reference approved 吃了秤砣 → 铁了心/鐵了心 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃了秤砣 chī​le​chèng​tuó

    铁了心 / 鐵了心 tiě​le​xīn

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  • created sense approved 吃了秤砣 · chī​le​chèng​tuó · to be dead set on something — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃了秤砣

    chī​le​chèng​tuó

    to be dead set on something

    (colloquial) To have one's mind firmly made up; to be determined and unshakeable (short for a xiehouyu completed by [[铁了心|鐵了心|tie3 le5 xin1]])

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [aspect marker] 秤砣 (literal) → 秤砣 · chèng​tuó · steelyard weight

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