📖 Meaning
Literally, ice melts and the arrow hits the bullseye. Figuratively, it describes how problems are thoroughly resolved and all obstacles are cleared away, leaving everything lucid and settled.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from a preface written by Zeng Guofan, a prominent Qing dynasty statesman and scholar. He used it to praise the extraordinary achievements in textual criticism (校雠之学) during the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns. According to Zeng, the great scholars of that era meticulously studied phonology and ancient glosses, correcting errors in classical texts with such precision that every difficulty dissolved like melting ice and every textual issue was hit squarely, like an arrow striking its target. He declared that their work surpassed all previous generations.
💡 Example Usage
经过数月攻关，技术瓶颈终于冰解的破。
After months of tackling the problem, the technical bottleneck was finally and completely resolved.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 冰解的破
- Pinyin: bīng jiě dì pò
- Literal Translation: ice, melt, target, hit
- Category: Success
- Characters: 4