夏虫不可以语冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng

a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
夏 xià HSK 3
summer; surname Xia; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
虫 chóng HSK 5
bug; insect; worm
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
语 yǔ HSK 1
language; speech; dialect
冰 bīng HSK 3
ice; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; to chill sth