十冬腊月吃冰棍儿，透心儿凉十冬臘月吃冰棍兒，透心兒涼十冬臘月吃冰棍兒，透心兒涼

eating an ice lolly in the depths of winter: cold right through the heart

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Utterly discouraged or disappointed. Said of someone whose hopes have been dashed.
Wordplay: 凉 (liáng) means both 'cold' in temperature and 'disheartened, let down', as in 'my heart sank'.

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Simplified: 十冬腊月吃冰棍儿，透心儿凉
Traditional (Taiwan): 十冬臘月吃冰棍兒，透心兒涼
Pinyin: shídōnglàyuè chī bīnggùnr, tòuxīn ér liáng
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄥㄌㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄅㄧㄥㄍㄨㄣˋㄦ，ㄊㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄣㄦˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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