Usage of the character 锈
xiù
锈
[銹]
- variant of 鏽／锈 (xiù)
xiù
锈
[鏽]
- to rust
cháxiù
茶锈
[茶鏽]
- tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
xiùshí
锈蚀
[銹蝕]
- corrosion
- rust
xiùjì
锈迹
[鏽跡]
- rust stain
tiěxiù
铁锈
[鐵鏽]
- rust
fángxiù
防锈
[防銹]
- rust prevention
- anti-corrosion
tóngxiù
铜锈
[銅鏽]
- verdigris
xiùtiě
锈铁
[鏽鐵]
- rusty iron
xiùbān
锈斑
[鏽斑]
- rust spot
- blemish (on plants)
shēngxiù
生锈
[生銹]
- to rust
- to grow rusty
- to corrode
- oxidization
tóngxiùcéng
铜锈层
[銅鏽層]
- patina
bùxiùtiě
不锈铁
[不鏽鐵]
- stainless iron
bùxiùgāng
不锈钢
[不鏽鋼]
- stainless steel
bùxiùgāng
不锈钢
[不銹鋼]
- stainless steel
nǎozishēngxiù
脑子生锈
[腦子生銹]
- lit. brains rusty
- ossified thinking
xiùxiōnglánjīwēng
锈胸蓝姬鹟
[鏽胸藍姬鶲]
- (bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)
xiùliǎngōuzuǐméi
锈脸钩嘴鹛
[鏽臉鉤嘴鶥]
- (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
xiù'ébānchìméi
锈额斑翅鹛
[鏽額斑翅鶥]
- (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
xiùfùduǎnchìdōng
锈腹短翅鸫
[鏽腹短翅鶇]
- (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
xiùhóngfùxuánmùquè
锈红腹旋木雀
[鏽紅腹旋木雀]
- (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng
永不生锈的螺丝钉
[永不生銹的螺絲釘]
- a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒／雷锋 ( Léi Fēng), to whom the metaphor is attributed
dāobùmóyàoshēngxiù,rénbùxuéyàoluòhòu
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
[刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後]
- (idiom) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study