冰山 (bīng shān) — iceberg; (figurative) a person or group that is unreliable in the long run; a temporary support
Definition
Literally an iceberg; figuratively, a person or group you can't rely on long-term — they look solid but disappear when things get hard.
noun
iceberg(figurative) a person or group that is unreliable in the long runa temporary support
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 冰山。Tài tǎn ní kè hào zhuàng shàng le yí zuò bīng shān.The Titanic struck an iceberg.
- 冰山，。Tā zài gōng sī lǐ zhǐ shì yí zuò bīng shān, yì yǒu kùn nan jiù zǒu le.He is just an iceberg in the company—as soon as trouble comes, he leaves.
- ，冰山。Bié bǎ xī wàng dōu fàng zài tā shēn shàng, tā shì yí zuò bīng shān.Don't put all your hope on him; he's an iceberg (unreliable).
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