冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
(冰凍三尺，非一日之寒)

Definition three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

Idiom It is a metaphor for the formation of a situation, which is accumulated and brewed over a long period of time

Usage

Antonym 浅尝辄止

中文释义比喻一种情况的形成，是经过长时间的积累、酝酿的。

Characters 冰 bīng 冻 (凍) dòng 三 sān 尺 chǐ 非 fēi 一 yī 日 rì 之 zhī 寒 hán

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