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寒冬腊月 — “The coldest days of winter”

寒冬腊月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the coldest days of winter”. Severe winter weather. Literally, “cold winter twelfth lunar month”.

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寒冬腊月 Pronunciation and Pinyin

寒冬腊月 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
寒
hán12cold, poor, disheartened
冬
dōng5winter
腊
là1212th lunar month
月
yuè4moon or month

Example Sentence with 寒冬腊月

在寒冬腊月里,农户们依然忙碌着为来年的丰收做准备。
During the coldest days of winter, farmers are still busy preparing for a bountiful harvest next year.

Idioms Related to 寒冬腊月

Synonyms of 寒冬腊月

  • shǔ数jiǔ九hán寒tiān天the coldest days of winter

Antonyms of 寒冬腊月

  • wǔ五huáng黄liù六yuè月the hottest period of summer

More idioms starting with 寒

  • hán寒shān山piàn片shí石A rare and excellent piece of writing
  • hán寒dǐ底lāo捞yuè月make a fruitless attempt
  • hán寒wǎng往shǔ暑lái来winter goes and summer comes
  • hán寒xīn心xiāo消zhì志disheartened and lose one's will
  • hán寒xīn心suān酸bí鼻appalled and heartbroken
  • hán寒xīn心xiāo销zhì志disheartened and lose one's will
  • hán寒mù木chūn春huá华each has its own distinctive features
  • hán寒lái来shǔ暑wǎng往seasons come and go
  • hán寒máo毛zhuó卓shù竖hair stand on end from terror
  • hán寒qì气cì刺gǔ骨bone-chilling cold
  • hán寒quán泉zhī之sī思filial yearning for one's mother
  • hán寒huī灰gèng更rán然To regain vitality

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Questions about 寒冬腊月

What does 寒冬腊月 mean?

寒冬腊月 (hán dōng là yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the coldest days of winter”.

How do you pronounce 寒冬腊月?

寒冬腊月 is pronounced hán dōng là yuè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 寒冬腊月 literally mean?

Literally, 寒冬腊月 means “cold winter twelfth lunar month”. It is used to mean “the coldest days of winter”.

What is the Chinese definition of 寒冬腊月?

腊月:农历十二月。指冬季最寒冷的腊月天。

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