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踏破鐵鞋

简 踏破铁鞋 · 繁 踏破鐵鞋
Mandarin · pinyin tà pò tiě xié

Meanings

  1. (lit.) to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to search high and low
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Characters in this entry

踏
tà · step on, trample, tread on, walk
破
pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
鐵
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鞋
xié · shoes, footwear in general
铁
tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm
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4–4–3–2 · ta4 po4 tie3 xie2

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  1. (idiomatic) to search high and low

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踏破鐵鞋 · ta4 po4 tie3 xie2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 105,397
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Exact source record踏破鐵鞋 踏破铁鞋 [ta4 po4 tie3 xie2] /(lit.) to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)/(fig.) to search high and low/