băng giá

Vietnamese

Etymology

băng (ice) + giá (ice). Compare this diễn nghĩa example:

4th century BC (original Chinese), anonymous, Hiếu Kinh 孝經:
(thi)(vân)(chiến)(chiến)(căng)(căng)(như)(lâm)(thâm)(uyên)(như)()(bạc)(băng)
It is said in the Book of Poetry: Be apprehensive, be cautious, as if on the brink of a deep abyss, as if treading on thin ice.
1893 (diễn nghĩa), diễn nghĩa by Trương Minh Ký, Hiếu kinh diễn nghĩa:
Thi rằng: E lệ lo âu, như sang giá mỏng vực sâu khác gì!
It is said in the Book of Poetry: Be apprehensive, be cautious, as if treading on thin ice and crossing deep abyss.

Pronunciation

Noun

băng giá

  1. freezing; frost

Adjective

băng giá

  1. freezing; frosty; icy
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