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冷若冰霜

Mandarin · pinyin lěng ruò bīng shuāng

as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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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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