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雪藏

Mandarin · pinyin xuě cáng

to keep sth in cold storage
(fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment)
to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team)

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雪: xuě · snow; wipe away shame, avenge
藏: cáng · hide, conceal; hoard, store up

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3–2 · xue3 cang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syut3 cong4

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verb

(Cantonese) to refrigerate; to keep cold
(Cantonese, figurative) to relegate to limbo; to give (someone) the cold shoulder
(figurative) to set aside; to shelve
(figurative) to intentionally withhold; to hide (one's true capabilities)

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