铁桶 (tiě tǒng) — metal pail, bucket, or drum; (figurative) impenetrable defense or encirclement
Definition
Literally 'iron bucket' — a metal pail or drum. Figuratively, an airtight encirclement or impenetrable defense (like being sealed inside an iron barrel with no way out).
noun
metal pailbucketor drum(figurative) impenetrable defense or encirclement
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 铁桶。Tā bǎ shuǐ dào jìn yí gè tiě tǒng lǐ.He poured the water into a metal bucket.
- 铁桶，。Dí rén de bāo wéi xiàng tiě tǒng yí yàng, wǒ men hěn nán tū wéi.The enemy's encirclement was like an iron bucket — it was very hard for us to break out.
- ，铁桶。Zhè zuò chéng shì de fáng shǒu gù ruò jīn tāng, jiǎn zhí shì tiě tǒng yì bān.This city's defense is as solid as gold — it's just like an iron bucket.
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