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冷言冷語

简冷言冷语 · 繁冷言冷語

Mandarin · pinyin lěng yán lěng yǔ

sarcastic comments (idiom)
to make sarcastic comments

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冷: lěng · cold, cool; lonely
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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3–2–3–3 · leng3 yan2 leng3 yu3

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laang5 jin4 laang5 jyu5

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noun

sarcastic comments; ironical remarks

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