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炙冰使燥 比喻事情办不到 抱朴子·刺骄》：“欲望萧雍济济，后生有武，是犹炙冰使燥，积灰令炽矣 Zhì  Bīng  Shǐ  Zào Zbsz 异想天开 连动式；作谓语、定语；含贬义

Zhi bing shi zao describes an impossible task, like trying to dry ice by heating it.

炙冰使燥比喻事情办不到。

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