iron feet; seasoned walker
Meanings
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tough feet (accustomed to long walks); iron soles
Describes feet that are hardened and capable of walking long distances without injury or fatigue. Often used in contexts like hiking, military marching, or long-distance travel. The suffix ~儿 indicates the variant 铁脚板儿 (tiě jiǎo bǎnr) is commonly used in spoken Northern dialects.
The PLA soldiers trained a pair of iron feet and can walk over a hundred li of mountain road in a day.
His iron feet walked dozens of kilometers without feeling tired.
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These shoes toughened up my feet into iron soles.
noun
person with strong walking ability; seasoned walker; iron-footed traveler
Metonymically refers to a person who possesses exceptional stamina for walking long distances. Often used admiringly for hikers, messengers in the pre-modern era, or military personnel.
She is a famous iron-footed walker in the village; walking thirty li to the market is nothing to her.
This old postman is a seasoned walker, never stopping for decades despite wind and rain.