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!copper !overcooked; rotten; soft !iron |- !trad. (破銅爛鐵) | 破 | 銅 | 爛 | 鐵 |- !simp. (破铜烂铁) | 破 | 铜 | 烂 | 铁 |}

Noun

破銅爛鐵

1. (idiomatic) useless rusty things made of iron or copper
2. (idiomatic, by extension) anything that is broken and useless, junk

   快把這堆破銅爛鐵拿出去處理掉。 [MSC, trad.]

   快把这堆破铜烂铁拿出去处理掉。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kuài bǎ zhè duī pòtóng làntiě ná chūqù chǔlǐ diào. [Pinyin]

   Quickly take this pile of junk out to be disposed of.

Synonyms

• (useless rusty metal products):
  • 爛銅爛鐵／烂铜烂铁
  • 廢銅爛鐵／废铜烂铁
  • (Min Nan) 歹銅舊錫／歹铜旧锡 (pháiⁿ-tâng-kū-siah, phái-tâng-kū-siah)
  • (Hakka) 壞銅壞鐵／坏铜坏铁 (fái-tùng-fái-thiet)