Question

The water was so cold that he felt the skin on his legs searing as though this were fire, not icy water. N3 mizu wa tsumetaku, koorimizu to iu yori, ryouashi no hada o jirijiri yaku hi no you ni kanjirarerta.

Accepted Answer

水は冷たく、氷水というより、両足の肌をジリジリ焼く火のように感じられた。 rather than というより

English	The water was so cold that he felt the skin on his legs searing as though this were fire, not icy water.
Japanese	水は冷たく、氷水というより、両足の肌をジリジリ焼く火のように感じられた。
Level	N3
Meaning	rather than
Romanized	mizu wa tsumetaku, koorimizu to iu yori, ryouashi no hada o jirijiri yaku hi no you ni kanjirarerta.
Vocab	というより

Water Cold Felt Skin Legs Searing Fire Icy