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夏蟲不可以語冰

简夏虫不可以语冰 · 繁夏蟲不可以語冰

Mandarin · pinyin xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng

a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)

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夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
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冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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4–2–4–3–3–3–1 · xia4 chong2 bu4 ke3 yi3 yu3 bing1

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haa6 cung4 bat1 ho2 ji5 jyu5 bing1

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