天寒地冻 tiān hán dì dòng
bitterly cold weather; freezing
Literally: sky cold earth frozen
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Origin
Descriptive; no single source story. Common in Ming dynasty fiction.
How to use it
Predicate or attributive; neutral. Often 天寒地冻的冬天.
Example sentences
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- 外面天寒地冻的,多穿点儿衣服再出去。Wàimiàn tiān hán dì dòng de, duō chuān diǎnr yīfu zài chūqù.It's freezing outside; put on more clothes before you go out.outside sky cold earth frozen (particle), more wear a-little clothes then go-out
- 在天寒地冻的冬天,一碗热汤最舒服。Zài tiān hán dì dòng de dōngtiān, yī wǎn rè tāng zuì shūfu.In the bitter cold of winter, nothing beats a bowl of hot soup.at sky cold earth frozen (particle) winter, one bowl hot soup most comfortable
More chengyu about nature & weather
- 风和日丽fēng hé rì lìa fine, sunny day with a gentle breeze
- 鸟语花香niǎo yǔ huā xiāngbirdsong and fragrant flowers; a lovely spring scene
- 春暖花开chūn nuǎn huā kāiwarm spring days when the flowers bloom
- 山清水秀shān qīng shuǐ xiùbeautiful scenery of green hills and clear waters
- 秋高气爽qiū gāo qì shuǎngclear, crisp autumn weather
- 倾盆大雨qīng pén dà yǔa downpour; raining cats and dogs
- 万里无云wàn lǐ wú yúna cloudless sky
- 冰天雪地bīng tiān xuě dìa world of ice and snow; bitterly cold landscape