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冷處理

简冷处理 · 繁冷處理

Mandarin · pinyin lěng chǔ lǐ

(mechanics) cold treatment
to downplay; to handle in a low-key way

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冷: lěng · cold, cool; lonely
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理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
处: chù · place, locale; department

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3–3–3 · leng3 chu3 li3

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laang5 cyu3 lei5

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verb

(mechanics) to give (something) a cold treatment
(figurative) to deal with (something) after a cooling period, when the timing is right
(figurative) to downplay

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