敲冰索火 — “Strike ice to seek fire”
敲冰索火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt to achieve a goal by means that are inherently contradictory or counterproductive, leading to inevitable failure; to engage in a futile endeavor”. Literally, “Strike ice to seek fire”.
敲冰索火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
敲冰索火 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 敲冰索火
Idioms Related to 敲冰索火
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- qiāo敲qiāo敲dǎ打dǎ打to prod or stimulate with words
- qiāo敲zhà榨lè勒suǒ索extort money by threats
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- qiāo敲zhú竹gàng杠extort money by taking advantage
- qiāo敲zhī脂xī吸suǐ髓ruthlessly exploit someone to the extreme
- qiāo敲gāo膏xī吸suǐ髓exploit someone to the extreme
- qiāo敲zhà诈lè勒suǒ索extort money by threats
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What does 敲冰索火 mean?
敲冰索火 (qiāo bīng suǒ huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt to achieve a goal by means that are inherently contradictory or counterproductive, leading to inevitable failure; to engage in a futile endeavor”.
How do you pronounce 敲冰索火?
敲冰索火 is pronounced qiāo bīng suǒ huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 敲冰索火 literally mean?
Literally, 敲冰索火 means “Strike ice to seek fire”. It is used to mean “to attempt to achieve a goal by means that are inherently contradictory or counterproductive, leading to inevitable failure; to engage in a futile endeavor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 敲冰索火?
比喻行动和目的相反，一定不会成功。