冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 (bing1 dung3 saam1 cek3,fei1 jat1 jat6 zi1 hon4) — One doesn't become an expert over night in Cantonese | HKDictionary

bingˉ¹冰dung˗₃凍saamˉ¹三cek3,fei1尺，jatˉ¹非jatˍ₆一ziˉ¹日honˎ₄之寒

简冰冻三尺，非一日之寒

Mandarin Pinyin: bing1 dong4 san1 chi3, fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 han2

Meaning of 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒

nounOne doesn't become an expert over night

nounIce doesn't freeze three feet in one day of cold

Characters in 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒

three; third; thrice

a traditional unit of length (equal to 1/3 metre)

wrong; unjustified; wrongdoing

one; a; an; the

's; of (used between two nouns to show possession or subordination)

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