📖 Meaning
Like frost melting and ice dissolving. A metaphor for difficulties, obstacles, or doubts being completely resolved. It describes a situation where confusion or tension clears up and things become easy to understand.
📜 Origin Story
The idiom originates from Zhuangzi (庄子), specifically the chapter Gengsang Chu (庚桑楚), a text from the Warring States period. The original passage asks whether one can achieve a state where ice and frost dissolve away. Later scholars such as Zhu Xi (朱熹) of the Song dynasty used the phrase in their writings to describe the moment when reading and reflection suddenly resolve all lingering doubts.
💡 Example Usage
经过老师耐心讲解，我心中的疑惑终于冻解冰释。
After the teacher's patient explanation, the doubts in my mind finally melted away like ice.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 冻解冰释
- Pinyin: dòng jiě bīng shì
- Literal Translation: freeze, thaw, ice, dissolve
- Category: Clarity
- Characters: 4