人是鐵飯是鋼

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one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) · an empty sack cannot stand upright

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
  2. an empty sack cannot stand upright

Written Forms

人是鐵飯是鋼Traditional · Main Form
人是铁饭是钢Alternate Form

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