- lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
Characters
- 斩 (斬): to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
- 钉 (釘): nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1]
- 截 (截): to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length
- 铁 (鐵): surname Tie
Resources
- Wiktionary: 斩钉截铁
- MDBG: 斩钉截铁
- Examples with 斩钉截铁 on Tatoeba
Examples
我斩钉截铁地拒绝了。