滴水成冻 — “It is so cold that water drips down and instantly freezes into ice”
滴水成冻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is so cold that water drips down and instantly freezes into ice”. Describes extremely freezing weather. Literally, “Dripping water forms ice”.
滴水成冻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 滴水成冻 mean?
滴水成冻 (dī shuǐ chéng dòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is so cold that water drips down and instantly freezes into ice”.
How do you pronounce 滴水成冻?
滴水成冻 is pronounced dī shuǐ chéng dòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 滴水成冻 literally mean?
Literally, 滴水成冻 means “Dripping water forms ice”. It is used to mean “it is so cold that water drips down and instantly freezes into ice”.
What is the Chinese definition of 滴水成冻?
滴：液体一点点落下；冻：凝结成冰。水滴下去就结成冰。形容天气十分寒冷