铁路上的枕木，经得住压鐵路上的枕木，經得住壓鐵路上的枕木，經得住壓

Railway sleepers: they can take the pressure

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes a person who can withstand all kinds of pressure or bear heavy burdens.

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Simplified: 铁路上的枕木，经得住压
Traditional (Taiwan): 鐵路上的枕木，經得住壓
Pinyin: tiělù shàng de zhěnmù, jīng de zhù yā
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄣˇ ㄇㄨˋ，ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄚ

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

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