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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「鐵板不易」, detailed below.

We’re presenting the idiom 「鐵板不易」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Yi: change, alter. As immutable as iron. Describes something that is unchanging and cannot be changed.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tiě bǎn bù yì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tit3 baan2 bat1 yi6

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.