铁将军把门 in English tie3 jiang1 jun1 ba3 men2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) General Iron is guarding the door (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the door is padlocked — nobody inside

Simplified Characters

铁 将 军 把 门

Traditional Characters

鐵 將 軍 把 門

Pinyin

tie3 jiang1 jun1 ba3 men2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

铁tie3surname Tie 将jiang1will 军jun1(bound form) army 把ba3to hold 门men2surname Men