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夏虫不可以语冰
夏蟲不可以語冰
xiàchóngbùkěyǐyǔbīng
1.
A summer insect (which does not live to see winter) cannot talk about ice
2.
to have limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
Character Breakdown
夏
xià
summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
HSK 3
10 丶
虫
chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
HSK 5
6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
HSK 2
5 丶
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2
4 丶
语
yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
HSK 1
9 丶
冰
bīng
ice; ice-cold
HSK 3
6 丶
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