饮冰吞檗 — “Drink ice and swallow bitter bark”
饮冰吞檗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a simple and austere life while maintaining integrity and purity; to endure hardship and remain incorruptible”. Literally, “drink ice and swallow bitter bark”.
饮冰吞檗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饮冰吞檗 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 饮冰吞檗
More idioms starting with 饮
- yǐn饮bīng冰nèi内rè热consumed by extreme anxiety
- yǐn饮bīng冰rú茹bò檗endure extreme hardship and live austerely
- yǐn饮bīng冰shí食bò檗live an austere and pure life
- yǐn饮hèn恨tūn吞shēng声bear a grievance and sorrow in silence
- yǐn饮hèn恨ér而sǐ死die filled with bitter regret
- yǐn饮hèn恨ér而zhōng终die with bitter regret
- yǐn饮qì气tūn吞shēng声hold breath and stay silent
- yǐn饮shuǐ水chuò啜shū菽live a life of extreme frugality
- yǐn饮shuǐ水sī思yuán源Remember the source when drinking water
- yǐn饮shuǐ水qū曲gōng肱Content with simple living
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What does 饮冰吞檗 mean?
饮冰吞檗 (yǐn bīng tūn bò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a simple and austere life while maintaining integrity and purity; to endure hardship and remain incorruptible”.
How do you pronounce 饮冰吞檗?
饮冰吞檗 is pronounced yǐn bīng tūn bò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饮冰吞檗 literally mean?
Literally, 饮冰吞檗 means “drink ice and swallow bitter bark”. It is used to mean “to live a simple and austere life while maintaining integrity and purity; to endure hardship and remain incorruptible”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饮冰吞檗?
指生活清苦，为人清白。同“饮冰食蘖”。