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冷戰

简冷战 · 繁冷戰

Mandarin · pinyin lěng zhàn#

cold war
(fig.) strained relationship
to be barely on speaking terms

Mandarin · pinyin lěng zhan#

(coll.) shiver
shudder

Mandarin · pinyin Lěng zhàn#

(US-Soviet) Cold War

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冷: lěng · cold, cool; lonely
戰: Look up this written character
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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3–4 · leng3 zhan4

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laang5 zin3

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Cold War

noun · Etymology 1

(literally, figuratively) cold war
(by extension, figuratively) tense confrontation between people that does not involve physical or verbal conflict

noun · Etymology 2

(colloquial) shiver

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