Silver mountain iron wall

Silver mountain iron wall

Yinshan Tiebi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í NSH ā NTI ě B ì, which means something very strong and indestructible.

Idiom explanation

It's a metaphor for something very solid and indestructible.

Idioms and allusions

Yangxin County, Hubei Province is located in Yinshan, north of Xingguo town. In the Song Dynasty, mines were opened here to refine silver and iron, and weapons were made. When Su Dongpo visited, he wrote the word "iron cliff" in calligraphy, and later generations carved the cliff, which is still clearly visible today. There are not only ancient silver mining and smelting sites, but also "the first furnace in Jiangnan".

Analysis of Idioms

Iron wall

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences