冷宫 (冷宮)
lěng gōng
Pinyin

Definition

冷宫 (冷宮)
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lěng gōng
  1. (in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor
  2. (fig.) the doghouse
  3. a state of disfavor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

冷
Lěng
  1. 1 surname Leng
冰冷
bīng lěng
  1. 1 ice-cold
冷冷
lěng lěng
  1. 1 coldly
冷冷清清
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
冷冻
lěng dòng
  1. 1 to freeze
  2. 2 to deep-freeze

Idioms (10)

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)

Sample Sentences

都那么久了，那没用的东西也没能给皇上生出个一儿半女的。怎么皇上还不把她打入冷宫？反而又得宠了。
dōu nàme jiǔ le ，nà méiyòng de dōngxi yě méi néng gěi huángshang shēng chū ge yī ér bàn nǚ de 。zěnme huángshang hái bù bǎ tā dǎrù lěnggōng ？fǎnér yòu déchǒng le 。
It’s been so long now, and that useless thing still hasn’t been able to come up with a child for the Emperor. Why hasn't the Emperor kicked her aside? Just the opposite-- she's enjoying his favors yet again.
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