Chinese Word of the Day

冰淇淋
bīng qí lín

icecream

Definitions

Chinese > English
冰淇淋	bīngqílín, t
1. n. ice cream
一球草莓冰淇淋 - a scoop of strawberry ice cream
Components
冰	bīng
1. ice
冰塊 - ice cube
2. ice-cold
3. to freeze; to ice
4. (slang) methamphetamine; meth; ice
溜冰 - to smoke meth
Bing
5. Variant of 凝
凝	níng
1. to coagulate; to congeal; to freeze
2. to focus; to concentrate (attention)
3. to stop; to be still
4. slow; sluggish
5. deep; gorgeous
6. (Teochew) cold
凝死 (ngang5 si2, MN-T) - very cold
7. (Hakka) ice
淇	qí
1. (The name of a river that originates in Henan.)
淇濱 - Qibin (a district of Hebi, Henan, China)
2. (The name of a branch of the Hai River.)
3. (The name of a branch of the Han River.)
4. Qi County, Hebi, Henan Province
淋	lín, lún, lǘn
1. to pour; to drip; to dribble (liquid flowing down)
2. to flow (down) at great speed; to gush into
3. to drench; to soak; to wet through
4. (Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang) to water; to sprinkle
5. to filter; to strain
6. to make wine; to brew liquor
7. (TCM) strangury; urinary urgency and pain on urination
8. (diseases) gonorrhoea (i.e. “dripping”)
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