冰封 [－－]

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Pinyin bīng fēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to freeze over
  2. to ice over
  3. icebound
  4. to shelve (a proposal etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    表面​或者​周圍​結晒冰​；​俾冰覆蓋​住
    to freeze over; to ice up; to be covered in ice
    • 冰封三尺，非一日之寒
      冰封三尺，非一日之寒
      bing1 fung1 saam1 cek3, fei1 jat1 jat6 zi1 hon4
      The outcome is the result of a series of events over a long period of time, rather than a single event. (Literal meaning: A three-foot-thick slab of ice is not the result of the coldness in a single day.)
    • 呢個港口每年冬天都會冰封三個月。
      呢个港口每年冬天都会冰封三个月。
      ni1 go3 gong2 hau2 mui5 nin4 dung1 tin1 dou1 wui5 bing1 fung1 saam1 go3 jyut6.
      This harbour freezes over for three months every winter.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, of a body of water or road
    to freeze over
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    湖被冰封住了。
    湖被冰封住了。
    hú bèi bīng fēng zhù le 。
    • The lake was bound in ice.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冰封三尺，非一日之寒
    冰封三尺，非一日之寒
    bing1 fung1 saam1 cek3, fei1 jat1 jat6 zi1 hon4
    • The outcome is the result of a series of events over a long period of time, rather than a single event. (Literal meaning: A three-foot-thick slab of ice is not the result of the coldness in a single day.)
  2. Cantonese
    呢个港口每年冬天都会冰封三个月。
    呢個港口每年冬天都會冰封三個月。
    ni1 go3 gong2 hau2 mui5 nin4 dung1 tin1 dou1 wui5 bing1 fung1 saam1 go3 jyut6.
    • This harbour freezes over for three months every winter.
  3. Cantonese
    冰封三尺，非一日之寒，我同佢之间，亦系埋藏咗好多心病未彻底解决，先至决裂。
    冰封三尺，非一日之寒，我同佢之間，亦係埋藏咗好多心病未徹底解決，先至決裂。
    bing1 fung1 saam1 cek3, fei1 jat1 jat6 zi1 hon4, ngo5 tung4 keoi5 zi1 gaan1, jik6 hai6 maai4 cong4 zo2 hou2 do1 sam1 beng6 mei6 cit3 dai2 gaai2 kyut3, sin1 zi3 kyut3 lit6.
    • It wasn't a spontaneous thing. We fell apart due to long standing issues that were not satisfactorily resolved.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    冰封
    冰封
    bīng fēng
    • to be frozen