冰冻三尺
bīng​dòng​sān​chǐ

ice three feet deep

  • created sense approved 冰冻三尺/冰凍三尺 · bīng​dòng​sān​chǐ · ice three feet deep

    冰冻三尺 / 冰凍三尺

    bīng​dòng​sān​chǐ

    ice three feet deep

    literally 'ice three feet thick'; used metaphorically to mean that a state of affairs has not come about suddenly, but is the result of long-term accumulation or development.

    冰冻三尺非一日之寒，任何伟大的成就都离不开平时的点滴积累。

    idiom

    created sense