冰凍三 尺 ,非 一 日 之 寒
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See also: 冰冻三 尺 ,非 一 日 之 寒
Chinese
[edit]to freeze; ice | three | a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale |
(be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa |
one day; another day in the future | 's; him/her/it; this | cold; poor; to tremble | |||
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trad. (冰凍 |
冰凍 | , | |||||||
simp. (冰冻 |
冰冻 | , | |||||||
Literally: “three feet of ice is not the result of one cold day”. |
Etymology
[edit]A similar expression is found in Lunheng by Wang Chong:
- From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE
- Gù fú hé bīng jiéhé, fēi yīrì zhī hán, jī tǔ chéng shān, fēi sīxū zhī zuò. [Pinyin]
- Therefore, ice forming in river is not [caused by] one day's coldness; earth gathering to form mountains is not [caused by] one moment's efforts.
故 夫 河 冰結合 ,非 一 日 之 寒 ,積 土 成 山 ,非 斯須之 作 。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]故 夫 河 冰结合,非 一 日 之 寒 ,积土 成 山 ,非 斯须之 作 。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ , ㄈㄟ ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄓ ㄏㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bingdòng san chǐh, fei yirìh jhih hán
- Wade–Giles: ping1-tung4 san1 chʻih3, fei1 i1-jih4 chih1 han2
- Yale: bīng-dùng sān chř-, fēi yī-r̀ jr̄ hán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bingdonq san chyy, fei iryh jy harn
- Palladius: биндун сань чи, фэй ижи чжи хань (bindun sanʹ či, fɛj iži čži xanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /piŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bing1 dung3 saam1 cek3, fei1 jat1 jat6 zi1 hon4
- Yale: bīng dung sāam chek, fēi yāt yaht jī hòhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bing1 dung3 saam1 tsek8, fei1 jat7 jat9 dzi1 hon4
- Guangdong Romanization: bing1 dung3 sam1 cég3, féi1 yed1 yed6 ji1 hon4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɪŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ³³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ fei̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]冰凍
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