非一日之寒 fēi yī rì zhī hán

DEFINITIONS

  1. not the result of a single day's cold; a problem or conflict that has built up gradually over time

CHARACTERS

非 fēi
HSK 2
not, negative, non-; oppose
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
寒 hán
HSK 4
cold, wintry, chilly