六月飛霜
liù​yuè​fēi​shuāng

snow in midsummer

  • created sense approved 六月飞霜/六月飛霜 · liù​yuè​fēi​shuāng · snow in midsummer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    六月飞霜 / 六月飛霜

    liù​yuè​fēi​shuāng

    snow in midsummer

    (idiom) midsummer frost or snow, used to describe a gross miscarriage of justice or a serious injustice; refers to the story of the advisor Zou Yan whose wrongful imprisonment caused heaven to send frost during the summer heat

    六月 (literal) → 六月 · liù​yuè · June 飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to float 霜 (literal) → 霜 · shuāng · frost

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