Correct
人是铁，饭是钢
/ rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
都说人是铁，饭是钢
2
俗话说人是铁，饭是钢
3
人是铁，饭是钢，一顿不吃就饿得慌
Definition
人是铁，饭是钢
Literally means:
person is iron, rice is steel
Actually means:
one must eat to live
Only when one eats enough can he have strength to work hard. It connotes that one must eat.
比喻人吃饱了才有力气，才好做事。强调不能不吃饭。
Example
Used as minor sentence or as object. (作小句、宾语)
1
Súhuàshuō
俗话说
:
rén
人
shì
是
tiě
铁
,
fàn
饭
shì
是
gāng
钢
,
nǐ
你
zǒngděi
总得
děng
等
wǒ
我
xiān
先
chī
吃
wán
完
fàn
饭
,
zài
再
bāng
帮
nǐ
你
jiějué
解决
wèntí
问题
bā
吧
As the saying goes: people are iron, rice is steel, you have to wait for me to finish the meal, and then help you solve the problem
2
Dōu
都
shuō
说
rén
人
shì
是
tiě
铁
,
fàn
饭
shì
是
gāng
钢
,
nǐ
你
bù
不
hǎohǎo
好好
chīfàn
吃饭
,
shēntǐ
身体
bùhǎo
不好
,
zěnme
怎么
kǎo
考
dàxué
大学
ā
啊
?
All say people are iron, rice is steel, you do not eat well, bad health, how to test college ah?
3
Rén
人
shì
是
tiě
铁
,
fàn
饭
shì
是
gāng
钢
,
wǒ
我
yī
一
dùn
顿
bù
不
chī
吃
jiù
就
è
饿
de
得
huāng
慌
,
gǎnkuài
赶快
gěi
给
wǒ
我
lòng
弄
chī
吃
de
的
bā
吧
。
People are iron, rice is steel, I do not eat a meal hungry panic, quickly get me to eat it.