melt like ice and break like tiles
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ī ngxi ā OD ò ngji ě, which means that the metaphor completely disappears or completely collapses. From Zhu Zi Quan Shu.
The origin of Idioms
The fourth volume of Zhuzi Quanshu written by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty: "we can see that the big part is clear, and many of these small ailments are frozen away without any trace."
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate and attributive to describe the solution of difficulties and obstacles. Yesterday, I saw the public, which made my mind suddenly thaw for two months. Those who know how to persuade me only add fuel to my ears. The book with Zeng Zhongye by Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty
melt like ice and break like tiles
the sky and earth were spinning round - tiān xuán dì zhuàn
There is no house to build a beam - méi wū jià liáng