粵

打daa2鐵tit3

simp打铁
daa2 tit3dǎ tiě

English

  1. to forge ironware
  2. to forge

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將鐵或者其他金屬加熱之後,用錘將金屬打到成形

Examples

  • 打鐵趁熱

    to strike while the iron is hot; to immediately seize an opportunity

  • 打鐵趁熱。

    Strike while the iron is hot.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 趁熱打鐵。

    Strike while the iron is hot.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 打铁成铁匠。

    It's by smithing that one becomes a blacksmith.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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