lǚ​shuāng

to walk on frost

  • created reference approved 履霜 → 履霜坚冰/履霜堅冰 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    履霜 lǚ​shuāng

    履霜坚冰 / 履霜堅冰 lǚ​shuāng​jiān​bīng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 履霜 · lǚ​shuāng · to walk on frost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    履霜

    lǚ​shuāng

    to walk on frost

    To step on frost

    履 (literal) → 履 · lǚ · to tread on 霜 (literal) → 霜 · shuāng · frost

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 履霜 · lǚ​shuāng · to be cautious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    履霜

    lǚ​shuāng

    to be cautious

    To be alert at the early stages of a situation before trouble develops (a metaphor from the I Ching)

    履 (literal) → 履 · lǚ · to tread on 霜 (literal) → 霜 · shuāng · frost

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense