冰冻三尺，非一日之寒冰凍三尺，非一日之寒冰凍三尺，非一日之寒

ice three feet thick does not come from one day's cold

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Big results or problems build up over a long time. Used to explain deep-rooted situations. Like 'Rome wasn't built in a day'.

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Simplified: 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
Traditional (Taiwan): 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
Pinyin: bīngdòngsānchǐ, fēiyírìzhīhán
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧㄥㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄢㄔˇ，ㄈㄟㄧˊ ㄖˋ ㄓㄏㄢˊ

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