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
HSK 3
summer; great, grand, big
虫 chóng
HSK 5
insects, worms; KangXi radical 142
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 kě
HSK 2
may, can, -able; possibly
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
语 yǔ
HSK 1
language, words; saying, expression
冰 bīng
HSK 3
ice; ice-cold