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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「冷言冷語」, with more below.

Here’s the idiom 「冷言冷語」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Cold and sarcastic words.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lěng yán lěng yǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

laang5 yin4 laang5 yu5

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.