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鐵面無私

简铁面无私 · 繁鐵面無私

Mandarin · pinyin tiě miàn wú sī

strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)

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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
無: Look up this written character
私: sī · private, personal; secret
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–4–2–1 · tie3 mian4 wu2 si1

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tit3 min6 mou4 si1

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(idiomatic) strictly impartial and incorruptible

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