"Anvil" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 tiě zhēn anvil
 zhēn anvil
 zhēn gǔ incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone
 jiā xīn bǐng gān sandwich cookie / (jocular) sb who is caught between two opposing parties / sb who is between the hammer and the anvil
 tīng xiǎo gǔ ossicles (of the middle ear) / three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨
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