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人是铁饭是钢
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng
What 人是铁饭是钢 means
- one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
- an empty sack cannot stand upright
The characters in 人是铁饭是钢
- 人rénperson; people
- 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
- 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
- 饭fàncooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan
- 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
- 钢gāngsteel
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