天寒地冻

Traditional: 天寒地凍

tiān hán dì dòng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) bitterly cold; frigid

What does 天寒地冻 mean?

天寒地冻 (tiān hán dì dòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) bitterly cold; frigid

Character breakdown

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天tiānday · sky 寒háncold · poor 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 冻dòngto freeze · to feel very cold

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天寒地冻

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