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One swallow doesn’t make a summer
This is a Chinese translation of the phrase, “One swallow doesn’t make a summer” or “A lone swallow cannot bring summer.”
One frost doesn't make winter
一次霜凍不代表整個冬天 is a proverb that means “One frost doesn't make winter.”
The deeper meaning is that a single early sign of cold weather doesn't signify the full onset or severity of winter; it's about the gradual transition of seasons, patience, and not jumping to conclusions.
It's a reminder to stay resilient, wait for the real season to arrive, and not let one small event define the whole experience, similar to how one kind word can warm you for months.
While the origin of this proverb is murky (not originally Chinese, likely a modern adaptation of “One swallow does not a summer make”), this idea aligns with the Chinese solar terms (二十四節氣), which mark subtle shifts, like the transition from "cold dew" (寒露) to "frost falls" (霜降).
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| One swallow doesn’t make a summer | 孤燕不成夏 | gū yàn bù chéng xià gu1 yan4 bu4 cheng2 xia4 gu yan bu cheng xia guyanbuchengxia | ku yen pu ch`eng hsia kuyenpuchenghsia ku yen pu cheng hsia |
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| One frost doesn't make winter | 一次霜凍不代表整個冬天 一次霜冻不代表整个冬天 | yī cì shuāng dòng bù dài biǎo zhěng gè dōng tiān yi1 ci4 shuang1 dong4 bu4 dai4 biao3 zheng3 ge4 dong1 tian1 yi ci shuang dong bu dai biao zheng ge dong tian | i tz`u shuang tung pu tai piao cheng ko tung t`ien i tzu shuang tung pu tai piao cheng ko tung tien |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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