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鉄心石腸 is a Japanese proverb that suggests you should have the inner-strength and will as hard and steadfast as iron.
It's the Japanese way of saying, “stay strong.” This is an especially uplifting thing to say to a person in distress or recovering from a disaster. It's kind of the survivor's creed.
If you literally translate this, it means “iron will, stone guts” or “iron heart, rock-hard bowels.”
不屈 is the short form of a longer Chinese word and also a word used in Korean and Japanese to express the idea of being indomitable. It literally means “will not bend,” “will not crouch,” “will not yield,” “will not flinch,” or “will not submit.”
Note: Some will translate this as “indomitable spirit”; however, technically, there is no character to suggest the idea of “spirit” in this word.
Korean Only
百折不屈 is a Korean proverb that means “indomitable spirit,” at least, that is the way it is commonly translated in martial arts circles (Taekwondo, Hapkido, etc.).
The literal translation is “[one] hundred [times] broken [still] don't succumb.”
Or more naturally translated, “Even if attacked/beaten one hundred times, still be undaunted/indomitable.”
Notes:
Some will say this is one long word rather than a proverb.
This is also a proverb/word in Chinese though rarely used in modern times.
不屈不撓 means “Indomitable” or “Unyielding.”
不屈不撓 is a long word by Chinese standards. At least, it is often translated as a single word into English. It's actually a proverb in Chinese.
If you want to break it down, you can see that the first and third characters are the same. Both mean “not” (they work as a suffix to make a negative or opposite meaning to whatever character follows).
The second character means “bendable.”
The last means “scratched” or “bothered.”
So this really means “Won't be bent, can't be bothered.” I have also seen it written as “Will not crouch, will not submit.” This comes from the fact that the second character can mean “to crouch” and the last can mean “to submit” (as in “to give in” such as “submitting to the rule of someone else”). This may explain better why these four characters mean “indomitable.”
Notes:
Some will translate this as “indomitable spirit”; however, technically, there is no character to suggest the idea of “spirit” in this word.
Other translations include indefatigability, indomitableness, or unremitting tenacity.
The first two characters can be stand-alone words in Chinese.
In Japanese, this is considered two words (with very similar meanings). It's more common to see the word order flipped to 不撓不屈 in Japanese.
The same characters are used in old Korean Hanja. Just like in Japanese, the words are swapped to 不撓不屈 creating a word pronounced “불요불굴” in Korean.
See 不撓不屈
鐵掌 means “iron palm,” the martial arts technique taught by Brian Gray and others.
This term can mean different things to different people. The consensus is that rather than a type or style of martial arts, this is a technique for refining hand position and strengthening hands to strike blows with maximum force and effect.
The regime may include herbal treatments and special exercises to fortify the hands.
In more extreme versions, the carpals and metacarpal bones in the hand are systematically broken so that when they heal, they will become stronger.
Japanese note: This does make sense in Japanese (though the version shown above is the ancient form of the first Kanji), this is far from a commonly-known term.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your will of iron search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
乘勢 乘势 see styles |
chéng shì cheng2 shi4 ch`eng shih cheng shih |
More info & calligraphy: Strike While the Iron is Hot |
鉄人 see styles |
tetsujin てつじん |
More info & calligraphy: Iron Man |
鐵拳 铁拳 see styles |
tiě quán tie3 quan2 t`ieh ch`üan tieh chüan |
More info & calligraphy: Iron Fist |
鋼鐵俠 钢铁侠 see styles |
gāng tiě xiá gang1 tie3 xia2 kang t`ieh hsia kang tieh hsia |
More info & calligraphy: Iron Man |
アイロン see styles |
airon アイロン |
More info & calligraphy: Airone |
成吉思汗 see styles |
chéng jí sī hán cheng2 ji2 si1 han2 ch`eng chi ssu han cheng chi ssu han jingisukan じんぎすかん |
More info & calligraphy: Genghis Khan(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Japanese mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing this dish; (person) Genghis Khan |
磨杵成針 磨杵成针 see styles |
mó chǔ chéng zhēn mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1 mo ch`u ch`eng chen mo chu cheng chen |
More info & calligraphy: Even an iron bar can be ground to a needle |
鉄心石腸 see styles |
tesshinsekichou / tesshinsekicho てっしんせきちょう |
More info & calligraphy: Stay Strong / Iron Will |
因 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin in いん |
cause; reason; because (1) cause; factor; (2) {Buddh} (See 縁・えん・5) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); (3) (See 因明) the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya); (personal name) Yukari hetu: a cause: because: a reason: to follow, it follows, that which produces a 果 result or effect. 因 is a primary cause in comparison with 緣 pratyaya which is an environmental or secondary cause. In the 十因十果 ten causes and ten effects, adultery results in the iron bed, the copper pillar, and the eight hot hells; covetousness in the cold hells; and so on, as shown in the 楞嚴經. Translit. in, yin. Cf. 印. |
熨 see styles |
yùn yun4 yün noshi のし nushi ぬし |
an iron; to iron (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) long thin strip of dried sea-ear or paper attached to a gift |
燙 烫 see styles |
tàng tang4 t`ang tang |
to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (something) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot |
篝 see styles |
gōu gou1 kou kagari かがり |
bamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage (1) (kana only) iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See 篝火・1) bonfire; (surname, female given name) Kagari |
釜 see styles |
fǔ fu3 fu kama かま |
kettle; cauldron iron pot; kettle; (surname) Kama |
鈒 钑 see styles |
sà sa4 sa |
(literary) small halberd with an iron handle, used as a weapon or agricultural tool; (literary) to inlay; Taiwan pr. [se4] |
鉄 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih magane まがね |
old variant of 紩[zhi4] (1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; iron; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (given name) Magane |
鉅 钜 see styles |
jù ju4 chü |
hard iron; hook; variant of 巨[ju4]; variant of 詎|讵[ju4] |
銑 铣 see styles |
xiǎn xian3 hsien zuku ずく |
shining metal; (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 銑鉄) pig iron; (given name) Sen |
鋌 铤 see styles |
tǐng ting3 t`ing ting jō |
big arrow; walk fast iron or copper ore |
錈 锩 see styles |
juàn juan4 chüan |
to bend iron |
鍇 锴 see styles |
kǎi kai3 k`ai kai |
high quality iron |
鍪 see styles |
móu mou2 mou |
iron pot; metal cap |
鏝 镘 see styles |
màn man4 man kote; kote こて; コテ |
side of coin without words; trowel (1) (kana only) flat-iron; (2) (kana only) soldering iron; (3) (kana only) crimper; curling tongs; (4) (kana only) trowel |
鐡 see styles |
tiě tie3 t`ieh tieh tetsu てつ |
variant of 鐵|铁[tie3], iron (surname) Tetsu |
鐵 铁 see styles |
tiě tie3 t`ieh tieh tetsu てつ |
iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) (out-dated kanji) (1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; (surname, given name) Tetsu Iron. |
鑯 see styles |
jiān jian1 chien |
awl; sharp iron point |
鞭 see styles |
biān bian1 pien muchi むち |
whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) whip; lash; scourge; (2) stick; cane; rod; pointer; (surname) Muchi |
駰 骃 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin |
iron-gray (horse) |
鬵 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
big iron pot; cauldron; variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot |
㶸 see styles |
xié xie2 hsieh |
(precise meaning unknown, relates to iron); variant of 協|协[xie2] |
五金 see styles |
wǔ jīn wu3 jin1 wu chin |
metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1] |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Stay Strong Iron Will | 鉄心石腸 | tesshin sekichou tesshinsekichou teshin sekicho | ||
Indomitable Persistence Fortitude | 不屈 | fukutsu | bù qū / bu4 qu1 / bu qu / buqu | pu ch`ü / puchü / pu chü |
Indomitable Spirit | 百折不屈 | bǎi shé bù qū bai3 she2 bu4 qu1 bai she bu qu baishebuqu | pai she pu ch`ü paishepuchü pai she pu chü |
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Indomitable Unyielding | 不屈不撓 不屈不挠 | fu kutsu fu tou fukutsufutou fu kutsu fu to | bù qū bù náo bu4 qu1 bu4 nao2 bu qu bu nao buqubunao | pu ch`ü pu nao puchüpunao pu chü pu nao |
Indomitable Spirit | 負けじ魂 | ma ke ji damashii makejidamashii ma ke ji damashi | ||
Iron Palm | 鐵掌 铁掌 | tetsu-tenohira | tiě zhǎng tie3 zhang3 tie zhang tiezhang | t`ieh chang tiehchang tieh chang |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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