tiě
bǎn
dìng
dīng

idiom
common

Meaning of 铁板钉钉

铁板钉钉 means a done deal; something that is settled and cannot be changed; cast in stone. Pronounced tiě bǎn dìng dīng.

  • a done deal; something that is settled and cannot be changed; cast in stone

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
qiú
sài
 
jiǎ
duì
huò
shèng
 
kàn
lái
shì
tiě
bǎn
dìng
dīng
le
 

Team A won this football match; it looks like a done deal now.

Shì
shí
zài
 
tiě
bǎn
dìng
dīng
 
lài
liǎo
 

The facts are all there, it's cast in stone, and you can't deny it.

tóng
jīng
tiě
bǎn
dìng
dīng
 
méi
zài
xiū
gǎi
tiáo
kuǎn
le
 

The contract is already set in stone; there's no way to amend the terms now.

tōng
zhī
shū
xià
lái
le
 
zhè
xià
tiě
bǎn
dìng
dīng
 
fàng
xīn
zhǔn
bèi
xíng
li
le
 

The admission notice has arrived; now it's a done deal and you can relax and start packing.