impregnable fortress; bastion
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
impregnable fortress; iron wall; metaphor for something extremely solid and indestructible
literaryChengyu used metaphorically to describe strong defenses, united groups, or solid structures. The variant 铁壁铜墙 (tiě bì tóng qiáng) is also commonly used with identical meaning. Often used in both literal military contexts and figurative descriptions of solidarity.
Jūn军
mín民
tuán团
jié结
rú如
yī一
rén人
，
shì试
kàn看
tiān天
xià下
shuí谁
néng能
dí敌
，
zhè这
zhēn真
shì是
yī一
dào道
tóng铜
qiáng墙
tiě铁
bì壁
。
The army and people are united as one—just see who in the world can defeat them; this is truly an impregnable fortress.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
bǎo堡
de的
fáng防
yù御
gōng工
shì事
rú如
tóng同
tóng铜
qiáng墙
tiě铁
bì壁
，
dí敌
rén人
gēn根
běn本
wú无
fǎ法
gōng攻
pò破
。
The defensive works of this castle are like an iron wall; the enemy simply cannot breach them.
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Zhǐ只
yào要
wǒ我
men们
qí齐
xīn心
xié协
lì力
，
jiù就
néng能
zhù筑
qǐ起
yī一
dào道
tóng铜
qiáng墙
tiě铁
bì壁
，
dǐ抵
yù御
rèn任
hé何
fēng风
xiǎn险
。
As long as we work together with one heart, we can build an impregnable bastion to resist any risks.
Tā他
men们
fáng防
shǒu守
yán严
mì密
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
xiàng像
shì是
tóng铜
qiáng墙
tiě铁
bì壁
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
rèn任
hé何
tū突
pò破
kǒu口
。
Their defense was so tight it was simply like an iron wall; we couldn't find any breakthrough point.