冷眼
lěng yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

冷眼
 - 
lěng yǎn
  1. cool eye
  2. fig. detached
  3. (treating) with indifference

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Lěng
  1. 1 surname Leng
yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 classifier: 只 zhī
  5. 5 classifier: 双 shuāng
  6. 6 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 classifier: 滴 dī
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 双 shuāng
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse

Idioms (20)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我可以不问感觉继续为爱讨好,冷眼地看着你的骄傲。
wǒ kěyǐ bùwèn gǎnjué jìxù wèi ài tǎohǎo ,lěngyǎn de kàn zhe nǐ de jiāoào 。
I could please you in the name of love, neglecting my feelings and looking at your cold-eyed arrogance .
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