lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom); fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations
trad. 恨鐵不成鋼
Also written 恨鐵不成鋼【hèn tiě bù chéng gāng】
Characters in this word
5恨
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to hate, to regret
- Pinyin
- hèn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 1112 of 2500
铁
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surname Tie
- Pinyin
- Tiě
- Traditional
- 鐵
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4600 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
成
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surname Cheng, short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- Pinyin
- Chéng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 677 of 2500
钢
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steel
- Pinyin
- gāng
- Traditional
- 鋼
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 17758 of 2500