钢锤砸铁钉，实打实鋼錘砸鐵釘，實打實鋼錘砸鐵釘，實打實

hitting an iron nail with a steel hammer: solid hit on solid

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes something genuine and honest, with no pretence. Approving.
Wordplay: 实 (shí) means solid, not hollow, and also genuine or honest.

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Simplified: 钢锤砸铁钉，实打实
Traditional (Taiwan): 鋼錘砸鐵釘，實打實
Pinyin: gāng chuí zá tiědīng, shídǎshí
Bopomofo: ㄍㄤㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄚˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄧㄥ，ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕˊ

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

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