冰雪聰明

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Chinese

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ice and snow; pure as the driven snow; virtuous, honest, upright, moral, chaste, etc.
trad. (冰雪聰明) 冰雪 聰明
simp. (冰雪聪明) 冰雪 聪明
Literally: “as intelligent as ice and snow”.

Etymology

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From a poem by Du Fu:

冰雪聰明雷霆精銳 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
冰雪聪明雷霆精锐 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Tang dynasty, Du Fu, Seeing Off Attendant Censor Fan (23) on his Way to a Post as Administrative Assistant in Hanzhong (《送樊二十三侍御赴漢中判官》), translation by Stephen Owen, The Poetry of Du Fu
Bīngxuě jìng cōngmíng, léitíng zǒu jīngruì. [Pinyin]
Your apprehension is as bright as ice and snow, your military sharpness speeds like thunder.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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冰雪聰明

  1. extremely intelligent