We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「敲冰求火」, with its usage explained below.
Learn about the idiom 「敲冰求火」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Break the ice to find the fire. A metaphor for something that is impossible to achieve.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiāo bīng qiú huǒ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
haau1 bing1 kau4 fo2
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
