冷若冰霜

Mandarin · pinyin lěng ruò bīng shuāng

Meanings

  1. as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. frigid
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冷
lěng · cold, cool; lonely
若
ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
冰
bīng · ice; ice-cold
霜
shuāng · frost; crystallized; candied
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3–4–1–1 · leng3 ruo4 bing1 shuang1

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laang5 joek6 bing1 soeng1

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冷若冰霜 · leng3 ruo4 bing1 shuang1
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Exact source record冷若冰霜 冷若冰霜 [leng3 ruo4 bing1 shuang1] /as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner/frigid/