







钻火得冰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt the impossible”. To try to achieve something contradictory or paradoxical. Literally, “Drill fire to get ice”.

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Open the tool →钻火得冰 (zuān huǒ dé bīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt the impossible”.
钻火得冰 is pronounced zuān huǒ dé bīng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 钻火得冰 means “Drill fire to get ice”. It is used to mean “to attempt the impossible”.
比喻不可能实现的事情。