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冰凍三尺，非一日之寒

简冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 · 繁冰凍三尺，非一日之寒

Mandarin · pinyin bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán

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

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冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold
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三: sān · three
尺: chǐ · Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
寒: hán · cold, wintry, chilly
冻: dòng · freeze; cold, congeal; jelly

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