What is an idiom to describe how cold it is when the sky is covered with ice and snow?

冰天雪地

bīng tiān xuě dì

Explanation describes the sky covered with ice and snow.

Sourced from Jiang Shiquan's "Chicken Feather Room" in the Qing Dynasty: "The ice and snow are as windy as a tiger, and those who are naked and weeping have no shelter."

Structure joint type.

Used to describe the scene of ice and snow everywhere in cold areas or severe winter seasons. Generally used as attributive and adverbial.

Pronunciation; cannot be pronounced as "de".

Distinguish form and place; cannot write "的".

Synonyms: the sky is cold and the ground is frozen, and the ground is frozen for thousands of miles

Antonyms: the ice and snow melt, the earth is rejuvenated

Analysis~ and "the sky is cold and the ground is frozen"; both have "cold" , icing" means. But ~ focuses more on "ice and snow"; it is used to describe the scene of overwhelming ice and snow in severe winter or cold areas; "cold and freezing" focuses on "weather"; it describes extremely cold weather.

Example sentences

　(1) Outside~; the fire is burning inside the house; it makes people feel warm.

(2) The volunteers persisted in fighting against the Japanese and puppets.