







冷锅里爆豆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an old conflict or disagreement suddenly flares up again unexpectedly after a period of calm”. Literally, “Beans popping in a cold pot”.

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Open the tool →冷锅里爆豆 (lěng guō lǐ bào dòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an old conflict or disagreement suddenly flares up again unexpectedly after a period of calm”.
冷锅里爆豆 is pronounced lěng guō lǐ bào dòu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 冷锅里爆豆 means “Beans popping in a cold pot”. It is used to mean “an old conflict or disagreement suddenly flares up again unexpectedly after a period of calm”.
比喻本已平息的纠纷,口舌等忽然又发作起来。