冰凍三尺，非一日之寒

See also: 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒

Chinese

FWOTD – 19 October 2019

		to freeze; ice	three	a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale		(be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa	one day; another day in the future	's; him/her/it; this	cold; poor; to tremble
trad. (冰凍三尺，非一日之寒)		冰凍	三	尺	，	非	一日	之	寒
simp. (冰冻三尺，非一日之寒)		冰冻	三	尺	，	非	一日	之	寒
Literally: “three feet of ice is not the result of one cold day”.

Etymology

A similar expression is found in Lunheng by Wang Chong:

故夫河冰結合，非一日之寒，積土成山，非斯須之作。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

故夫河冰结合，非一日之寒，积土成山，非斯须之作。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE

Gù fú hé bīng jiéhé, fēi yīrì zhī hán, jī tǔ chéng shān, fēi sīxū zhī zuò. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bīngdòng sān chǐ, fēi yīrì zhī hán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄢㄔˇ, ㄈㄟㄧㄖˋ ㄓㄏㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bing¹ dung³ saam¹ cek³, fei¹ jat¹ jat⁶ zi¹ hon⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bīngdòng sān chǐ, fēi yīrì zhī hán [Phonetic: bīngdòng sān chǐ, fēi yírì zhī hán]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄢㄔˇ, ㄈㄟㄧㄖˋ ㄓㄏㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bingdòng san chǐh, fei yirìh jhih hán
  - Wade–Giles: ping¹-tung⁴ san¹ chʻih³- fei¹ i¹-jih⁴ chih¹ han²
  - Yale: bīng-dùng sān chř-, fēi yī-r̀ jr̄ hán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bingdonq san chyy, fei iryh jy harn
  - Palladius: биндун сань чи, фэй ижи чжи хань (bindun sanʹ či, fɛj iži čži xanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴ ⁴ feɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bing¹ dung³ saam¹ cek³, fei¹ jat¹ jat⁶ zi¹ hon⁴
  - Yale: bīng dung sāam chek, fēi yāt yaht jī hòhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bing¹ dung³ saam¹ tsek⁸, fei¹ jat⁷ jat⁹ dzi¹ hon⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bing¹ dung³ sam¹ cég³, féi¹ yed¹ yed⁶ ji¹ hon⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ³³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ fei̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/

Proverb

冰凍三尺，非一日之寒

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Synonyms

冰封三尺，非一日之寒

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