铁菱角 鐵菱角

铁 鐵

• 地铁 地鐵 dì tiě ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dei6 tit3 underground railway; subway
• 钢铁 鋼鐵 gāng tiě ㄍㄤ ㄊㄧㄝˇ gong3 tit3 steel
• 铁路 鐵路 tiě lù ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄨˋ tit3 lou6 railroad
• 高铁 高鐵 gāo tiě ㄍㄠ ㄊㄧㄝˇ gou1 tit3 high speed rail
• 地铁站 地鐵站 dì tiě zhàn ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄢˋ dei6 tit3 zaam6 subway station

菱

• 三菱 Sān líng ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ saam1 ling4 Mitsubishi
• 菱形 líng xíng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ling4 jing4 rhombus
• 菱角 líng jiao ㄌㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ ling4 gok3 water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds
• 菱镜 菱鏡 líng jìng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ling4 geng3 see 菱花镜
• 铁菱 鐵菱 tiě líng ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tit3 ling4 (military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times)

角

• 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
• 主角 zhǔ jué ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zyu2 gok3 leading role; lead
• 墙角 牆角 qiáng jiǎo ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ coeng4 gok3 corner (junction of two walls)
• 棱角 稜角 léng jiǎo ㄌㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ling4 gok3 edge and corner
• 视角 視角 shì jiǎo ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ si6 gok3 angle from which one observes an object

• 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
• 点铁成金 點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 tit3 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
• 磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˋ mo4 cyun1 tit3 jin6 to grind one's way through an ink stone

• 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
• 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fung6 mou4 leon4 gok3 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
• 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo ㄍㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)