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斬釘截鐵

zhǎndīngjiétiě

ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

Simplified 斩钉截铁

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  1. 1(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
  2. 2(fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
Example

我斬釘截鐵地拒絕了。

wǒ zhǎndīngjiétiě de jùjué le

I flatly refused.

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