mǎo
Traditional: 鉚
铆 (mǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “to fasten with a rivet; to rivet; to hammer in a rivet; (coll.) to concentrate one's strength”.
Meanings
- 1to fasten with a rivet; to rivet
- 2to hammer in a rivet
- 3(coll.) to concentrate one's strength
Related words
铆钉rivet凿死铆子(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible钉是钉，铆是铆lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom)铆上to go all out铆劲儿to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort铆工riveter铆接to join with rivets铆足劲儿to exert all one's strength铆钉枪rivet gun拉铆枪see 鉚釘槍|铆钉枪[mao3 ding1 qiang1]铆起来variant of 卯起來|卯起来[mao3 qi3 lai5]