饮冰食蘖 — “Drink ice and eat bitter sprouts/leaves”
饮冰食蘖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a simple, austere life while maintaining moral integrity and incorruptibility; to be upright and uncorrupted despite hardship”. Literally, “Drink ice and eat bitter sprouts/leaves”.
饮冰食蘖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饮冰食蘖 Character Breakdown
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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 饮冰食蘖 mean?
饮冰食蘖 (yǐn bīng shí niè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a simple, austere life while maintaining moral integrity and incorruptibility; to be upright and uncorrupted despite hardship”.
How do you pronounce 饮冰食蘖?
饮冰食蘖 is pronounced yǐn bīng shí niè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饮冰食蘖 literally mean?
Literally, 饮冰食蘖 means “Drink ice and eat bitter sprouts/leaves”. It is used to mean “to live a simple, austere life while maintaining moral integrity and incorruptibility; to be upright and uncorrupted despite hardship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饮冰食蘖?
指生活清苦，为人清白。亦作“饮冰吞檗”、“饮冰茹蘖”。