冷字
lěng zì
Pinyin

Definition

冷字
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lěng zì
  1. obscure word
  2. unfamiliar character

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Lěng
  1. 1 surname Leng
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 word
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
bīng lěng
  1. 1 ice-cold
lěng lěng
  1. 1 coldly
lěng lěng qīng qīng
  1. 1 deserted
  2. 2 desolate
  3. 3 unfrequented
  4. 4 cold and cheerless
  5. 5 lonely
  6. 6 in quiet isolation
lěng dòng
  1. 1 to freeze
  2. 2 to deep-freeze
lěng què
  1. 1 to cool off
  2. 2 cooling
lěng tiān
  1. 1 cold weather
  2. 2 cold season
Lěng zhàn
  1. 1 (US-Soviet) Cold War
lěng nuǎn
  1. 1 lit. daily changes of temperature
  2. 2 fig. well-being
  3. 3 sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
lěng nuǎn zì zhī
  1. 1 see 如人飲水,冷暖自知|如人饮水,冷暖自知[rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī]
lěng shuǐ
  1. 1 cold water
  2. 2 unboiled water
  3. 3 fig. not yet ready (of plans)
lěng hàn
  1. 1 cold sweat
lěng dàn
  1. 1 cold
  2. 2 indifferent
lěng qīng
  1. 1 cold and cheerless
  2. 2 fig. lonely
  3. 3 unfrequented
lěng mò
  1. 1 cold and detached towards sb
  2. 2 lack of regard
  3. 3 indifference
  4. 4 neglect
lěng yǎn
  1. 1 cool eye
  2. 2 fig. detached
  3. 3 (treating) with indifference
lěng xiào
  1. 1 to sneer
  2. 2 to laugh grimly
  3. 3 grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)
  4. 4 bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
lěng xiào huà
  1. 1 joke intended to be so corny it makes one groan

Idioms (20)

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
  1. 1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. 2 concise and powerful style
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冷嘲热讽
lěng cháo rè fěng
  1. 1 frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
冷言冷语
lěng yán lěng yǔ
  1. 1 sarcastic comments (idiom)
  2. 2 to make sarcastic comments
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
  1. 1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
捏一把冷汗
niē yī bǎ lěng hàn
  1. 1 to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
枕冷衾寒
zhěn lěng qīn hán
  1. 1 cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
热脸贴冷屁股
rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gu
  1. 1 to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom)
  2. 2 to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
知冷知热
zhī lěng zhī rè
  1. 1 to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom)
  2. 2 to be very considerate
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
  1. 1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)

Sample Sentences

最后起名字要遵守一些常识,第一,忌讳祖先和先贤的名字;其次,不用生冷字;再次,少用多音字;最后,忌不雅的谐音。
zuìhòu qǐ míngzì yào zūnshǒu yīxiē chángshí ,dì yī ,jìhuì zǔxiān hé xiānxián de míngzi ;qícì ,bùyòng shēnglěngzì ;zàicì ,shǎo yòng duōyīnzì ;zuìhòu ,jì bùyā de xiéyīn 。
Finally when figuring out a name you need to respect some common principles. First of all, avoid using taboo names, like those of your ancestors or distinguished sages from the past; secondly, don't use obscure characters; additionally, don't use characters with more than one pronunciation; and finally, avoid homophones of vulgar words.