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踏破铁鞋

tà pò tiě xié

4-character word Traditional 踏破鐵鞋

What 踏破铁鞋 means

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

The characters in 踏破铁鞋

• 踏tàto tread; to stamp; to step on
• 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out
• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 鞋xiéshoe

Words starting with 踏破铁鞋

• 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng futo travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

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