冰山 (bīng shān) — iceberg; (figurative) a person or group that is unreliable in the long run; a temporary support

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Examples

• 泰坦尼克号撞上了一座冰山。
  Tài tǎn ní kè hào zhuàng shàng le yí zuò bīng shān.
  The Titanic struck an iceberg.
• 他在公司里只是一座冰山，一有困难就走了。
  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.
• 别把希望都放在他身上，他是一座冰山。
  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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