铁血

鐵血
tiěxuè
  1. iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict
  2. (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) strong will and readiness to sacrifice
  2. strong will and readiness to sacrifice

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 铁 tiě
  1. iron (metal)
  2. arms
  3. weapons
  4. hard
  5. strong
  6. violent
  7. unshakeable
  8. determined
  9. close
  10. tight (slang)
2 血 xuè
  1. blood
  2. colloquial pr. xiě

classifiers: 滴, 片

Containing this entry

铁血宰相 Tiěxuèzǎixiàng Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
铁血主义 tiěxuèzhǔyì