ㄓㄢˇzhǎnㄉㄧㄥdīngㄐㄧㄝˊjiéㄊㄧㄝˇtiě

  1. 形容說話辦事堅決果斷毫不猶豫朱子語類··孟子·梁惠王》:見得只有是非不通利害看來孟子斬釘截鐵。」紅樓夢·》:小妹果然斬釘截鐵。」斬鋼截鐵」。刀切斧砍直截了當模稜兩可拖泥帶水優柔寡斷

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)​, fig. resolute and decisive, unhesitating, categorical
résolument, catégoriquement
fest entschlossen, kategorisch, resolut (V)​