破銅爛鐵
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See also: 破铜烂铁
Chinese[edit]
to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out |
copper | rotten; decayed; well-cooked rotten; decayed; well-cooked; mushy; broken; bad; to decay; completely |
iron | ||
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trad. (破銅爛鐵) | 破 | 銅 | 爛 | 鐵 | |
simp. (破铜烂铁) | 破 | 铜 | 烂 | 铁 | |
Literally: “broken copper and broken iron”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
破銅爛鐵
- (idiomatic) metal scrap; useless rusty metal objects
- (idiomatic, by extension) anything that is broken and useless; junk