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Chinese
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to freeze; ice
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three
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a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale |
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(be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa |
one day; another day in the future
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's; him/her/it; this
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cold; poor; to tremble
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| trad. (冰凍三尺，非一日之寒)
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冰凍
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三
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尺
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，
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非
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一日
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之
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寒
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| simp. (冰冻三尺，非一日之寒)
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冰冻
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三
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尺
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，
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非
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一日
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之
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寒
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| Literally: “three feet of ice is not the result of one cold day”.
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Etymology
A similar expression is found in Lunheng by Wang Chong:
故夫河冰結合，非一日之寒，積土成山，非斯須之作。
故夫河冰结合，非一日之寒，积土成山，非斯须之作。 - From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE
- Gù fú hé bīng jiéhé, fēi yīrì zhī hán, jī tǔ chéng shān, fēi sīxū zhī zuò.
- Therefore, ice forming in river is not one day's coldness; earth gathering to form mountains is not one moment's efforts.
Pronunciation
Proverb
冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
- Rome wasn't built in a day.
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