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夏虫不可以语冰

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Pīnyīn
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a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
夏
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *夏* | 夏* | *夏
10画
summer; great, grand, big
1024.7
MUHE
虫
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *虫* | 虫* | *虫
6画
insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
蟲
5013.6
LMI
不
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *不* | 不* | *不
4画
no, not; un-; negative prefix
1090.0
MF
可
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *可* | 可* | *可
5画
may, can, -able; possibly
1062.0
MNR
以
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *以* | 以* | *以
4画
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
2810.0
VIO
语
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *语* | 语* | *语
9画
language, words; saying, expression
語
3176
IVMMR
冰
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *冰* | 冰* | *冰
6画
ice; ice-cold
3213.0
IME

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
夏虫不可以语冰
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
夏
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *夏* | 夏* | *夏
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) / surname Xia
夏
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *夏* | 夏* | *夏
summer
 虫
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *虫* | 虫* | *虫
variant of 蟲|虫
 虫
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *虫* | 虫* | *虫
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL: 條|条, 隻|只 / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
  不
  bù​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
  不可
cannot; should not; must not
  不可以
may not
   可
   kě​
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  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
   可
   kè​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
   可以
   kě​yǐ​
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good
    以
    yǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
old variant of 以
    以
    yǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
old variant of 以
    以
    Yǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
abbr. for Israel 以色列
    以
    yǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
     语
     yǔ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *语* | 语* | *语
dialect / language / speech
     语
     yù​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *语* | 语* | *语
(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
      冰
      bīng​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冰* | 冰* | *冰
ice / CL: 塊|块 / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine
      冰
      bīng​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冰* | 冰* | *冰
variant of 冰