人心似铁，官法如炉人心似鐵，官法如爐人心似鐵，官法如爐

human hearts are like iron, the law of the state is like a furnace

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: However stubborn a person is, the law can melt their resistance. Used to say that no one can defy the law.

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Simplified: 人心似铁，官法如炉
Traditional (Taiwan): 人心似鐵，官法如爐
Pinyin: rénxīn sì tiě, guānfǎrúlú
Pinyin (Taiwan): rénxīn shì tiě, guānfǎrúlú
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ，ㄍㄨㄢㄈㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄨˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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