寒天喝冷水，滴滴凉心头寒天喝冷水，滴滴涼心頭寒天喝冷水，滴滴涼心頭

drinking cold water in winter: every drop chills the heart

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a run of misfortunes that leave a person discouraged and disheartened.
Wordplay: 凉 (liáng) means cold to the touch and also disheartened.

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Simplified: 寒天喝冷水，滴滴凉心头
Traditional (Taiwan): 寒天喝冷水，滴滴涼心頭
Pinyin: hántiān hē lěngshuǐ, dīdī liáng xīntóu
Bopomofo: ㄏㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄏㄜㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄉㄧㄉㄧㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄊㄡˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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