冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
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1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
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2 flawless person
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
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1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
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2 irreproachable
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3 incorruptible
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
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1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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2 frigid
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
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1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
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1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
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1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
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1 to form a long queue (idiom)
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2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
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1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
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2 fig. to be extremely cautious
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3 to be skating on thin ice
排山倒海
pái shān dǎo hǎi
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1 lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
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2 fig. gigantic
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3 of spectacular significance
排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn
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1 to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
排难解纷
pái nàn jiě fēn
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1 to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
涣然冰释
huàn rán bīng shì
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1 to melt away (idiom)
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2 to dissipate
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3 to vanish
玉洁冰清
yù jié bīng qīng
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1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
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2 irreproachable
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3 incorruptible
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
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1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
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2 fig. extremely dangerous situation