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冰炭不言，冷熱自明
简 冰炭不言，冷热自明 · 繁 冰炭不言，冷熱自明Mandarin · pinyin bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
Meanings
- ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
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- 冰
- bīng · ice; ice-cold
- 炭
- tàn · charcoal; coal; carbon
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 言
- yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
- 冷
- lěng · cold, cool; lonely
- 熱
- rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
- 自
- zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
- 明
- míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
- 热
- rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
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bing1 taan3 bat1 jin4 ，laang5 jit6 zi6 ming4
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