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铁石心肠

鐵石心腸
tiěshíxīncháng
idiom #16,278

Meanings

  1. 1 to have a heart of stone
  2. 2 hard-hearted
  3. 3 unfeeling

Examples

她铁石心肠，一点也不同情别人。
Tā tiěshíxīncháng, yīdiǎn yě bù tóngqíng biérén.
She has a heart of stone and doesn't sympathize with others at all.
再铁石心肠的人看了也会流泪。
Zài tiěshíxīncháng de rén kàn le yě huì liúlèi.
Even the most hard-hearted person would shed tears after seeing this.

Tips

memory
铁 (iron) 石 (stone) 心 (heart) 肠 (intestines/feelings) — a heart and gut made of iron and stone. Nearly identical to the English 'heart of stone.'

Stroke Order

铁 tiě
石 shí
心 xīn
肠 cháng