tiě
li

technical
military
noun

Meaning of 铁蒺藜

铁蒺藜 means iron caltrops; military obstacle with sharp spikes. Pronounced tiě jí li.

  • iron caltrops; military obstacle with sharp spikes

Definitions & Examples

Shì
bīng
men
zài
kǒu
shè
le
tiě
li
dǎng
jūn
tǎn
 

The soldiers laid iron caltrops at the intersection to block enemy tanks.

dài
de
zhàn
chǎng
shàng
jīng
cháng
shǐ使
yòng
tiě
li
lái
yán
huǎn
bīng
de
chōng
fēng
 

Iron caltrops were frequently used on ancient battlefields to delay cavalry charges.

Tíng
chē
chǎng
kǒu
fàng
zhì
le
pái
tiě
fáng
zhǐ
chē
liàng
chuǎng
 

A row of iron caltrops was placed at the parking lot entrance to prevent vehicles from breaking in.

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Primary
/ méi
/ pái