寒流 hán liú cold air current / cold ocean current / cold stream syn 突然完全停用 tū rán wán quán tíng yòng cold turkey / cold turkey cure / cold turkey treatment 枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom) / fig. cold and solitary existence 张牙舞爪 張牙舞爪 zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom) / to make threatening gestures syn 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 寒冷 hán lěng cold (climate) / frigid / very cold syn 寒气 寒氣 hán qì cold air / a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air) syn 冷血 lěng xuè cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal) 冷藏 lěng cáng refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment 风寒 風寒 fēng hán wind chill / cold weather / common cold (medicine) 冷轧 冷軋 lěng zhá (metallurgy) cold-rolled / cold-rolling 冷遇 lěng yù a cold reception / to cold-shoulder sb syn 天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán dì dòng cold weather, frozen ground (idiom) / bitterly cold syn 冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person syn 冷菜 lěng cài cold dish / cold food 受寒 shòu hán affected by cold / to catch cold syn 冷盘 冷盤 lěng pán cold plate / cold meats syn 坐冷板凳 zuò lěng bǎn dèng to hold an inconsequential job / to receive a cold reception / to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience / to be out in the cold / to be sidelined / to warm the bench / to cool one's heels syn 冷餐 lěng cān cold meal / cold food 凛 凜 lǐn cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic syn 冷天 lěng tiān cold weather / cold season 逼人 bī rén pressing / threatening syn 蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening syn 垂危 chuí wēi close to death / life-threatening (illness) syn 嚣张气焰 囂張氣焰 xiāo zhāng qì yàn overweening attitude / threatening manner 非致命 fēi zhì mìng (of a medical condition) not fatal / not life-threatening 面临生命危险 miàn lín shēng mìng wēi xiǎn life-threatening situation 威胁生命的装置 威脅生命的裝置 life-threatening device 嚣张气焰 囂張氣焰 xiāo zhāng - qì yàn (idiom) overweening attitude / threatening manner 五劳七伤 五勞七傷 wǔ láo qī shāng (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind) 八纲 八綱 bā gāng (TCM) the eight principal syndromes (used to differentiate pathological conditions): yin and yang, exterior and interior, cold and heat, hypofunction and hyperfunction 饥寒交迫 飢寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò beset by hunger and cold (idiom) / starving and freezing / in desperate poverty syn 晒 曬 shài (of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to syn 漠然置之 mò rán zhì zhī to set to one side and ignore (idiom) / quite indifferent / cold and uncaring syn 饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心 飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心 bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom) 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 冷漠 lěng mò cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect syn 冷清 lěng qīng cold and cheerless / desolate / deserted syn 阴冷 陰冷 yīn lěng gloomy and cold syn 凉快 涼快 liáng kuai nice and cold / pleasantly cool syn 凄凄 qī qī cold and dismal 瑟缩 瑟縮 sè suō to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower syn 高寒 gāo hán high and cold (mountain area) syn 出尔反尔 出爾反爾 chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius) / modern: to go back on one's word / to blow hot and cold / to contradict oneself / inconsistent syn 闷骚 悶騷 mēn sāo (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn 冷寂 lěng jì cold and desolate / lonely syn 冽 liè cold and raw 无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom) / cold and ruthless syn 冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) / icy manner / frigid syn 不经一番风霜苦，难得腊梅吐清香 不經一番風霜苦，難得臘梅吐清香 bù jīng yī fān fēng shuāng kǔ , nán dé là méi tǔ qīng xiāng Without once passing through the winter's cold and wind, where would the sweet spring fragrance come from? 冷冷清清 lěng lěng qīng qīng deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation syn 冷清清 lěng qīng qīng deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation syn 冷漠对待 冷漠對待 lěng mò duì dài cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect 冷涩 冷澀 lěng sè cold and sluggish / chilly 凄寒 qī hán cold and desolate 劲峭 勁峭 jìng qiào (of wind) strong and bitterly cold 啼饥号寒 啼饑號寒 tí jī háo hán hunger cries and cold roars (idiom) / wretched poverty syn 丧梆 喪梆 sàng bāng cold and offensive (talk or manner) 破瓦寒窑 破瓦寒窯 pò wǎ hán yáo lit. broken tiles, cold hearth / fig. a broken-down house / poor and shabby dwelling syn 荒寒 huāng hán desolate and cold / frozen wastes 夫妻肺片 fū qī fèi piàn popular Sichuan cold dish made of thinly sliced beef and beef offal 低和冷排放源问题工作队 Task Force on Low and Cold Emission Sources 麻嗖嗖 má sōu sōu to feel cold and numb 受冻挨饿 受凍挨餓 shòu dòng ái è to go cold and hungry 高冷 gāo lěng reserved / aloof / (geography) (of a location) elevated and cold 乍暖还寒 乍暖還寒 zhà nuǎn - huán hán (idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold 挨饿受冻 挨餓受凍 ái è - shòu dòng (idiom) to go cold and hungry 蛋炒饭 蛋炒飯 dàn chǎo fàn egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables) 冰冷 bīng lěng ice-cold syn 冷汗 lěng hàn cold sweat 制冷 zhì lěng to produce cold air (to cool a room etc) syn 冰凉 冰涼 bīng liáng ice-cold syn 寒风 寒風 hán fēng cold wind syn 冷淡 lěng dàn cold / indifferent syn 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 冷落 lěng luò desolate / unfrequented / to treat sb coldly / to snub / to cold shoulder syn 冷气 冷氣 lěng qì cold air / air conditioning syn 冷战 冷戰 lěng zhàn cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat syn 毛骨悚然 máo gǔ sǒng rán to have one's hair stand on end (idiom) / to feel one's blood run cold syn 寒冬 hán dōng cold winter syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 凉风 涼風 liáng fēng cold wind / cool breeze syn 漠然 mò rán indifferent / apathetic / cold syn 刺骨 cì gǔ piercing / cutting / bone-chilling / penetrating (cold) syn 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn cold drink 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom) / fig. to tremble with fear / to be terrified syn 凛冽 凜冽 lǐn liè biting cold syn 天冷 tiān lěng it's cold (weather) 冷面 冷麵 lěng miàn naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup) 发冷 發冷 fā lěng to feel a chill (as an emotional response) / to feel cold (as a clinical symptom) 着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] syn 耐寒 nài hán coldproof / resistant to cold 御寒 禦寒 yù hán to defend against the cold / to keep warm 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 冻僵 凍殭 dòng jiāng frozen stiff / numb with cold syn 