枕冷衾寒 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• cold pillow and lonely bed ; fig. cold and solitary existence

Character by character

• 枕zhěnpillow
• 冷lěngcold, cool; lonely
• 衾qīnquilt, coverlet
• 寒hánchilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble

Idioms sharing a character

• 寝苫枕块 qǐn shān zhěn kuài
• 曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn
• 枕戈寝甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
• 枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn
• 枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú
• 高枕无忧 gāo zhěn wú yōu
• 冷嘲热讽 lěng cháo rè fěng
• 冷眼旁观 lěng yǎn páng guān
• 冷言冷语 lěng yán lěng yǔ
• 冷语冰人 lěng yǔ bīng rén

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