Enjoy free Chinese learning resources from us! This series covers idioms and proverbs, which are meaningful and useful in various scenarios. Let’s explore 「炙冰使燥」 and its usage below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「炙冰使燥」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Roast: roast. Use fire to heat the ice to dry it. A metaphor for something that cannot be done.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhì bīng shǐ zào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jek3 bing1 sai2/si2 chou3
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
