夏虫不可以语冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)

CHARACTERS

夏 xià summer; great, grand, big
虫 chóng insects, worms; KangXi radical 142
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
语 yǔ language, words; saying, expression
冰 bīng ice; ice-cold