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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

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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