铁老大
Traditional (Taiwan):
鐵老大
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the railway system or its departments (mocking, dated)
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- iron big brother
- Meaning
- A nickname for the railway system or its departments, which act high and mighty and are slow to improve management or service. Mocking, dated.
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