冷言冷语 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• sarcastic comments
• to make sarcastic comments

Character by character

• 冷lěngcold, cool; lonely
• 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
• 冷lěngcold, cool; lonely
• 语yǔwords, language; saying, expression

Idioms sharing a character

• 冷嘲热讽 lěng cháo rè fěng
• 冷眼旁观 lěng yǎn páng guān
• 冷语冰人 lěng yǔ bīng rén
• 打入冷宫 dǎ rù lěng gōng
• 枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán
• 知冷知热 zhī lěng zhī rè
• 一言一动 yī yán yī dòng
• 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng
• 一言不合 yī yán bù hé
• 一言不发 yī yán bù fā

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