斩钉截铁

Traditional form:

斬釘截鐵

Pinyin (reading):

zhǎndīngjiétiě

Definitions:

• lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
• fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

Characters:

• 斩 - to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
• 钉 - nail, spike
• 截 - to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection
• 铁 - iron; strong, solid, firm

Traditional characters:

• 斬 - to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
• 釘 - nail, spike
• 截 - to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection
• 鐵 - iron; strong, solid, firm