冰雪聰明

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Chinese

ice and snow; pure as the driven snow; virtuous, honest, upright, moral, chaste, etc.
 
clever; intelligent; smart
clever; intelligent; smart; bright; sharp; keen; perceptive
trad. (冰雪聰明) 冰雪 聰明
simp. (冰雪聪明) 冰雪 聪明
Literally: “as intelligent as ice and snow”.

Etymology

From a poem by Du Fu:

冰雪淨聰明，雷霆走精銳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
冰雪净聪明，雷霆走精锐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Tang dynasty, Du Fu, Seeing Off Attendant Censor Fan (23) on his Way to a Post as Administrative Assistant in Hanzhong (《送樊二十三侍御赴漢中判官》), translation by Stephen Owen, The Poetry of Du Fu
Bīngxuě jìng cōngmíng, léitíng zǒu jīngruì.
Your apprehension is as bright as ice and snow, your military sharpness speeds like thunder.

Pronunciation

Idiom

冰雪聰明

  1. extremely intelligent
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