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渙然冰釋

简涣然冰释 · 繁渙然冰釋

Mandarin · pinyin huàn rán bīng shì

(idiom) to melt away; to dissipate

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渙: Look up this written character
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold
釋: Look up this written character
涣: huàn · scatter; scattered
释: shì · interpret, elucidate; release

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4–2–1–4 · huan4 ran2 bing1 shi4

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wun6 jin4 bing1 sik1

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verb

(figurative) to melt away; to thaw out; to clear up; to vanish to the four winds

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