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钻冰求酥
zuān​bīng​qiú​sū

to drill ice for butter

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
钻冰求酥 鑽冰求酥 zuān​bīng​qiú​sū
to drill ice for butter
(literary) to drill into ice to seek butter; a metaphor for an impossible task that cannot be accomplished