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Idiom to describe the cold weather.

December, ice and snow, freezing cold, cold winter, wind knife and frost sword.

First, the twelfth lunar month

Vernacular explanation: refers to the cold season in December.

Dynasty: modern

Author: Zhou Libo

Source: Storm III: "When I fell asleep in October, it suddenly became cold, and my wife shivered until dawn and couldn't sleep ..."

Second, the world of ice and snow

Vernacular interpretation: it describes the snow and ice all over the sky, which is very cold.

Dynasty: Qing dynasty

Author: Jiang Shiquan

Source: "Chicken Feather Pavilion" poem: "Ice and snow are like tigers; People who cry naked have no place to live. "

The cold wind blows like a tiger in the ice and snow; People in thin clothes cry and can't find a place to live.

Third, it's freezing.

Vernacular explanation: Describe the cold weather.

Dynasty: Yuan

Author: Yao Xie

Source: "New Water Makes Winter Complain" Song: "See that it is freezing now; I know who he will accompany. "

It's so cold now, I wonder who he is with.

Fourth, the cold winter

Vernacular interpretation: twelfth lunar month: December of the lunar calendar. It refers to the coldest day in December in winter.

Dynasty: Han

Author: anonymous

Source: "Don't Poem (Same Blood Leaf)": "In the cold winter of December, morning exercise cream.

In December of the lunar calendar, when you get up in the morning, you will step on the frost.

Five, wind knife frost sword

Vernacular interpretation: The cold wind is like a knife, and first frost is like a sword, which describes the cold climate. It is also a metaphor for the harsh environment.

Dynasty: Qing dynasty

Author: Cao Xueqin

Source: A Dream of Red Mansions: "360 days a year; Wind knives and frost swords are strict. "

Translation: 360 days a year; The cold wind is like a knife and the frost is like a sword.