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人是铁饭是钢

rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 人是铁饭是钢

person; people

to be (followed by substantives only)

steel

iron (metal)

cooked rice