废铜烂铁

Traditional form:

廢銅爛鐵

Pinyin (reading):

fèitónglàntiě

Definitions:

• scrap metal
• a pile of junk

Characters:

• 废 - to terminate; to discard; to abgrogate
• 铜 - copper, bronze
• 烂 - overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
• 铁 - iron; strong, solid, firm

Traditional characters:

• 廢 - to terminate; to discard; to abgrogate
• 銅 - copper, bronze
• 爛 - overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
• 鐵 - iron; strong, solid, firm