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- ice
- CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- to chill sth
- (of an object or substance) to feel cold
- (of a person) cold
- unfriendly
- (slang) methamphetamine
- fire and ice
- combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements
Trad. 冰釋
- to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc)
- to vanish (of misgivings, differences of opinion)
- thaw (in relations)
- (literary) ice formed in freezing weather as frost or icicles etc (often used as a metaphor for moral uprightness, strictness, sternness or aloofness)
- Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰[Du1 jiang1 yan4] irrigation system in Sichuan
- ignorant
- doubt stemming from ignorance
- (a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
- iceberg
- ice-covered mountain
- (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long
- CL:座[zuo4]
Trad. 愛玉冰
- jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)
- Bing Dwen Dwen (mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, a panda wearing a bodysuit of transparent ice)
- to melt like ice and break like tiles
- to disintegrate
- to dissolve
Trad. 冰清玉潔
- clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
- irreproachable
- incorruptible
Trad. 冰皮月餅
- snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)
- lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
- fig. extremely dangerous situation
Trad. 冰糖葫蘆
- sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer
- tanghulu
Trad. 玉潔冰清
- clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
- irreproachable
- incorruptible
Trad. 冰釋前嫌
- (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
Trad. 冰雪聰明
- (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
- frigid
Trad. 冷語冰人
- to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
Trad. 渙然冰釋
- (idiom) to melt away; to dissipate; to vanish
Trad. 冰壺秋月
- jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- flawless person
- lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
- fig. extremely cautious
- as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals
Trad. 冰葉日中花
- ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Trad. 阿萊奇冰川
- Aletsch glacier, Switzerland
- (slang) (Tw) to be checking out the hotties
Trad. 夏蟲不可以語冰
- a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
Trad. 冰炭不言，冷熱自明
- ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
Trad. 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
- three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day