Cantonese Dictionary

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冷淡關係
Mandarin: leng3 dan4 guan1 xi4
cold relations (e.g. between countries)
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冷清清
Cantonese
lonely (冷清)
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冷湖區
Mandarin: leng3 hu2 qu1
Lenghu (area in Qinghai)
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冷漠
inhospitality, cold and indifferent
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冷澀
Mandarin: leng3 se4
cold and sluggish; chilly
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冷火雞
Mandarin: leng3 huo3 ji1
(literal translation) cold turkey: [1] blunt; straight to the point [2] a complete and abrupt cessation in receiving, or partaking in, any substance or habit that one might be addicted to | often used with 療法 or 法; i.e. "冷火雞療法" "cold turkey treatment" | see also 吊癮
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冷熱水喉
cold and hot water (refers to amenities in houses and hotels)
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冷盤
cold dish
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冷眼
to give someone the eye; give someone a cold stare
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冷笑
Mandarin: leng xiao4
to sneer (lit., "cold laugh")
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冷笑一聲
to laugh sardonically or sneer
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冷笑話
Mandarin: leng3 xiao4 hua4
a "cold" joke, a joke that is funny in an unfunny way
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冷箭
Mandarin: leng3 jian4
arrow shot with the target unaware of | a cunning stance taken to harm an unaware one
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冷結病
Mandarin: leng3 jie2 bing4
gangrene
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冷若冰霜
as cold as ice in manner; someone who is cold; aloof; distant
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冷落
Mandarin: leng3 luo4
unfrequented, desolate; treat coldly, cold-shoulder, indifference
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冷藏
Mandarin: leng3 cang2
frozen; refrigeration; cold storage
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冷藏庫
Mandarin: leng3 cang2 ku4
Simplified: 冷藏库
Freezer
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冷藏法
Mandarin: leng3 cang2 fa3
refrigeration
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冷血
Mandarin: leng3 xue4 (PRC), leng3 xie3 (Taiwan)
cold-hearted, cold-blooded - used to describe emotionless acts or people.
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冷血動物
Mandarin: leng3 xue4 dong4 wu4
cold-blooded animal; an unfeeling or cold hearted person
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冷衫
Mandarin: leng3 shan1
a sweater; a woollen jumper
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冷衫
Cantonese
woolen sweater [華]: 毛衣
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冷親
Mandarin: leng3 qin1
Simplified: 冷亲
catch a cold
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冷言冷語
mocking words; cold words
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冷酷
Mandarin: leng3 ku4
grim
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冷酷無情
Mandarin: leng3 ku4 wu2 qing2
cold-hearted; hardened
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冷鍋
Mandarin: leng3 guo1
cold pot, a variation of hotpot food: fish/chicken/beef/etc cooked in boiling spicy broth in the kitchen and then served in a cold pot on table. Despite the name "cold pot", the dish is simmering hot under the surface of its oily film.
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冷鍛
cold forging, cold hammering (cold processing of metal)
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冷門
Mandarin: leng3 men2
Simplified: 冷门
(noun) Unpopular and infamous (subject, etc.)
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