Knock the ice for fire(qiāo bīng suǒ huǒ)
Knock the ice for fire
It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā ob ī ngsu ǒ Hu ǒ, which means that action and purpose are opposite and will not succeed. It comes from yongzhijue Zen master's pithy formula.
Idiom usage
To act as an object or attributive
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: seeking fish from wood, seeking fire from ice
The origin of Idioms
The fourth volume of yongzhijue Zen master's idealistic formula: "if you knock on the ice and ask for fire, it's like edge wood for fish."
Idiom explanation
It is the opposite of an action and an end. It will never succeed.
Chinese PinYin : qiāo bīng suǒ huǒ
Knock the ice for fire
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