永不生锈的螺丝钉 in English yong3 bu4 sheng1 xiu4 de5 luo2 si1 ding1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a "screw that never rusts" — somebody who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed

Simplified Characters

永 不 生 锈 的 螺 丝 钉

Traditional Characters

永 不 生 銹 的 螺 絲 釘

Pinyin

yong3 bu4 sheng1 xiu4 de5 luo2 si1 ding1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

永yong3forever 不bu4(negative prefix) 生sheng1to be born 锈xiu4to corrode 的de5of 螺luo2spiral shell 丝si1silk 钉ding1nail