天寒地冻tiān hán dì dòngthe weather is cold and the ground is frozen; freezing weather
❍ ～的，跳江多冷啊！ (罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》62) He must have been desperate,jumping into the river in this freezing weather!/目今～，军马难以久住，权且回山。(《水浒全传》812) The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.Our forces can’t stay here much longer. It would be better to return to the stronghold for the winter. 天寒地冻冻（裂）tiān hán dì dònɡ形容天气十分寒冷，地上都结冰了。the weather is cold and the ground is frozen, freezing weather |