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衾寒枕冷
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衾寒枕冷

衾寒枕冷 — “To feel utterly lonely and desolate, especially when sleeping alone”

衾寒枕冷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel utterly lonely and desolate, especially when sleeping alone”. To experience the bitter chill of solitude. Literally, “Cold quilt, cold pillow”.

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衾寒枕冷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

衾寒枕冷 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
衾
qīn10quilt or bedding
寒
hán12cold, poor, disheartened
枕
zhěn8pillow or rest head on
冷
lěng7cold, quiet, or indifferent

Example Sentence with 衾寒枕冷

他独自生活多年,常常在深夜里感到衾寒枕冷,格外思念远方的亲人。
Living alone for many years, he often felt the bitter loneliness of an empty bed late at night, missing his distant family especially much.

Idioms Related to 衾寒枕冷

Synonyms of 衾寒枕冷

  • zhěn枕lěng冷qīn衾hán寒lonely and desolate sleeping alone

More idioms starting with 衾

  • qīn衾yǐng影wú无cán惭have a clear conscience
  • qīn衾yǐng影wú无kuì愧have a clear conscience
  • qīn衾yǐng影dú独duì对utterly alone with quilt and shadow

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What does 衾寒枕冷 mean?

衾寒枕冷 (qīn hán zhěn lěng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel utterly lonely and desolate, especially when sleeping alone”.

How do you pronounce 衾寒枕冷?

衾寒枕冷 is pronounced qīn hán zhěn lěng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 衾寒枕冷 literally mean?

Literally, 衾寒枕冷 means “Cold quilt, cold pillow”. It is used to mean “to feel utterly lonely and desolate, especially when sleeping alone”.

What is the Chinese definition of 衾寒枕冷?

衾:被子。被枕俱冷。形容独眠的孤寂凄凉。

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