踏破铁鞋 in English ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to wear out one's iron shoes (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to search high and low

Simplified Characters

踏 破 铁 鞋

Traditional Characters

踏 破 鐵 鞋

Pinyin

ta4 po4 tie3 xie2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

踏ta4see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5] 破po4broken 铁tie3surname Tie 鞋xie2shoe