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折胶堕指

折胶堕指 — “Extremely cold weather”

折胶堕指 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely cold weather”. Bitterly cold; freezing conditions. Literally, “glue breaks and fingers fall off”.

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折胶堕指 Pronunciation and Pinyin

折胶堕指 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
折
zhé7break, bend, or discount
胶
jiāo10glue, rubber, sticky
堕
duò12fall or ruin
指
zhǐ9point, indicate, or refer

Example Sentence with 折胶堕指

隆冬时节,气温骤降,真可谓折胶堕指,大家都不愿出门。
In the depth of winter, the temperature dropped sharply, truly reaching bitterly cold conditions, and no one wanted to go out.

Idioms Related to 折胶堕指

Antonyms of 折胶堕指

  • shuò烁shí石liú流jīn金scorching hot weather

More idioms starting with 折

  • zhé折chōng冲zhī之chén臣loyal official averting danger
  • zhé折chōng冲qiān千lǐ里resolve conflicts through diplomacy from afar
  • zhé折chōng冲yàn厌nán难overcome difficulties and achieve victory
  • zhé折chōng冲kǒu口shé舌zhī之jiān间verbally maneuver in disputes
  • zhé折chōng冲jiāng将jūn军Valiant general
  • zhé折chōng冲zūn尊zǔ俎prevail in diplomatic talks
  • zhé折chōng冲yù御wǔ侮parry attacks and repel aggression
  • zhé折chōng冲zūn樽zǔ俎resolve conflict through diplomacy at a banquet
  • zhé折quàn券qì弃zhài债cancel bonds and forgive debt
  • zhé折jǐ戟chén沉shā沙suffer a crushing defeat
  • shé折běn本mǎi买mài卖a losing business or disadvantageous deal
  • zhé折liǔ柳pān攀huā花patronize prostitutes or engage in promiscuous affairs

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Questions about 折胶堕指

What does 折胶堕指 mean?

折胶堕指 (zhé jiāo duò zhǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely cold weather”.

How do you pronounce 折胶堕指?

折胶堕指 is pronounced zhé jiāo duò zhǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 折胶堕指 literally mean?

Literally, 折胶堕指 means “glue breaks and fingers fall off”. It is used to mean “Extremely cold weather”.

What is the Chinese definition of 折胶堕指?

极言天气寒冷。

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