Usage of the character 鉚
mǎo
铆
[鉚]
- to fasten with rivets
- (coll.) to exert one's strength
mǎodīng
铆钉
[鉚釘]
- rivet
mǎogōng
铆工
[鉚工]
- riveter
- worker with rivets
mǎoshàng
铆上
[鉚上]
- to go all out
- to rise to
mǎojiē
铆接
[鉚接]
- to join with rivets
- to rivet
- riveted joint
lāmǎoqiāng
拉铆枪
[拉鉚槍]
- see 鉚釘槍／铆钉枪 (mǎodīngqiāng)
mǎojìnr
铆劲儿
[鉚勁兒]
- to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort
mǎoqǐlai
铆起来
[鉚起來]
- to get enthusiastic
- to put in all one's energy
mǎodīngqiāng
铆钉枪
[鉚釘槍]
- rivet gun
mǎozújìnr
铆足劲儿
[鉚足勁兒]
- to exert all one's strength
dīngshìdīng,mǎoshìmǎo
钉是钉，铆是铆
[釘是釘，鉚是鉚]
- lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom)
- fig. meticulous
- conscientious
- unambiguous