We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「以冰致蠅」, with its usage explained below.
The idiom 「以冰致蠅」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
To: to attract. Use ice cubes to attract flies. It is a metaphor that something is difficult to achieve.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ bīng zhì yíng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 bing1 ji3 ying1/ying4
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
