Meaning of 冰山一角
冰山一角 means the tip of the iceberg; a small visible part of a much larger hidden problem. Pronounced bīng shān yī jiǎo.
- the tip of the iceberg; a small visible part of a much larger hidden problem
Definitions & Examples
Méi媒
tǐ体
jiē揭
lù露
chū出
de的
wèn问
tí题
zhǐ只
shì是
bīng冰
shān山
yī一
jiǎo角
，
shí实
jì际
qíng情
kuàng况
yào要
yán严
zhòng重
de得
duō多
。
The problems exposed by the media are just the tip of the iceberg; the actual situation is much more serious.
Zhè这
xiē些
fǔ腐
bài败
àn案
jiàn件
bèi被
pù曝
guāng光
de的
bù不
guò过
shì是
bīng冰
shān山
yī一
jiǎo角
。
These corruption cases that have been exposed are just the tip of the iceberg.
Wǒ我
men们
kàn看
dào到
de的
shī失
yè业
shù数
jù据
zhǐ只
shì是
bīng冰
shān山
yī一
jiǎo角
，
hái还
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
rén人
méi没
yǒu有
dēng登
jì记
。
The unemployment data we see is just the tip of the iceberg; many people haven't registered.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
bèi被
fā发
xiàn现
de的
bù部
fèn分
zhǐ只
shì是
bīng冰
shān山
yī一
jiǎo角
，
dì地
xià下
hái还
mái埋
cáng藏
zhe着
gèng更
duō多
yí遗
jì迹
。
The discovered part of this ancient city is just the tip of the iceberg; more relics remain buried underground.
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