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如汤灌雪
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如汤灌雪

如汤灌雪 — “To melt away quickly and effortlessly”

如汤灌雪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to melt away quickly and effortlessly”. To be easily resolved or dealt with. Literally, “Like hot water poured on snow”.

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如汤灌雪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

如汤灌雪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
如
rú6like, as, if
汤
tāng6soup or hot water
灌
guàn21pour, irrigate, record
雪
xuě11snow

Example Sentence with 如汤灌雪

这个问题只要找到关键,就会如汤灌雪般迎刃而解。
Once the key to this problem is found, it will be resolved as easily as snow melting under hot water.

Idioms Related to 如汤灌雪

Synonyms of 如汤灌雪

  • rú如tāng汤huà化xuě雪melt away like snow in hot water
  • rú如tāng汤wò沃xuě雪easily resolved or overcome
  • rú如tāng汤jiāo浇xuě雪melt away like snow

More idioms starting with 如

  • rú如bù不shèng胜yī衣extremely frail and thin
  • rú如qiū丘ér而zhǐ止give up easily at first difficulty
  • rú如sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as if one's parents had just died
  • rú如lín临dà大dí敌as if facing a formidable enemy
  • rú如lín临shēn深yuān渊extremely cautious as if on abyss brink
  • rú如lín临shēn深gǔ谷extremely cautious as if on a cliff edge
  • rú如zhī之nài奈hé何What can be done about it
  • rú如rén人yǐn饮shuǐ水,,lěng冷nuǎn暖zì自zhī知only personal experience reveals true feelings
  • rú如xiōng兄rú如dì弟like brothers
  • rú如rù入bǎo宝shān山kōng空shǒu手huí回miss great opportunities
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之dì地to move with great ease and boldness
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之jìng境to advance effortlessly without resistance

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Questions about 如汤灌雪

What does 如汤灌雪 mean?

如汤灌雪 (rú tāng guàn xuě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to melt away quickly and effortlessly”.

How do you pronounce 如汤灌雪?

如汤灌雪 is pronounced rú tāng guàn xuě in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 如汤灌雪 literally mean?

Literally, 如汤灌雪 means “Like hot water poured on snow”. It is used to mean “to melt away quickly and effortlessly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 如汤灌雪?

比喻事情非常容易解决。同“如汤沃雪”。

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