夏虫不可以语冰 in English xia4 chong2 bu4 ke3 yi3 yu3 bing1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

夏 虫 不 可 以 语 冰

Traditional Characters

夏 蟲 不 可 以 語 冰

Pinyin

xia4 chong2 bu4 ke3 yi3 yu3 bing1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

夏xia4the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 虫chong2lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 不bu4(negative prefix) 可ke3can 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 语yu3dialect 冰bing1ice