铁脚板

鐵腳板

tiějiǎobǎn

idiom

Meanings

Zhè wèi lǎo yóudìyuán yǒu yī shuāng tiějiǎobǎn, shān lǐ shān wài pǎo le jǐ shí nián.

This old postman has a pair of iron soles — he's been tramping in and out of the mountains for decades.

Kào yī shuāng tiějiǎobǎn, tā zǒu biàn le quán xiàn měi ge cūnzi.

On nothing but his iron feet, he walked to every village in the county.

usage

Admiring, often used of soldiers, postmen, couriers, hikers — anyone whose feet seem to never get tired. Commonly pairs with 一双 (a pair of).

铁 tiě

脚 jiǎo

板 bǎn