冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
See also: 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
Chinese
FWOTD – 19 October 2019
| 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. (冰凍三尺，非一日之寒) | 冰凍 | 三 | 尺 | ， | 非 | 一日 | 之 | 寒 | |
| simp. (冰冻三尺，非一日之寒) | 冰冻 | 三 | 尺 | ， | 非 | 一日 | 之 | 寒 | |
| Literally: “three feet of ice is not the result of one cold day”. | |||||||||
Etymology
A similar expression is found in Lunheng by Wang Chong:
- 故夫河冰結合，非一日之寒，積土成山，非斯須之作。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- 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.
故夫河冰结合，非一日之寒，积土成山，非斯须之作。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- 冰封三尺，非一日之寒
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