炙冰使燥 — “To roast ice to make it dry”
炙冰使燥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to roast ice to make it dry”. An analogy for attempting the impossible or doing something futile. Literally, “Roast ice to make it dry”.
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炙冰使燥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
炙冰使燥 Character Breakdown
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想要在如此短的时间内完成这项巨大的工程，简直是炙冰使燥，完全不可能。
Trying to complete this massive project in such a short amount of time is like roasting ice to make it dry, utterly impossible.
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Open the tool →Questions about 炙冰使燥
What does 炙冰使燥 mean?
炙冰使燥 (zhì bīng shǐ zào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to roast ice to make it dry”.
How do you pronounce 炙冰使燥?
炙冰使燥 is pronounced zhì bīng shǐ zào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 炙冰使燥 literally mean?
Literally, 炙冰使燥 means “Roast ice to make it dry”. It is used to mean “to roast ice to make it dry”.
What is the Chinese definition of 炙冰使燥?
炙：烤。用火烤冰，想使它干燥。比喻事情办不到。