冷冷清清 — “Desolate, quiet, and cheerless”
冷冷清清 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “desolate, quiet, and cheerless”. Deserted and lonely; poorly attended or lacking vitality; cold and indifferent in interpersonal relationships.
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冷冷清清 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 冷lěng
- 冷lěng
- 清qīng
- 清qīng
冷冷清清 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 冷冷清清
自从他退休后，他的办公室就变得冷冷清清，再也没有以前的热闹了。
After he retired, his office became desolate and cheerless, no longer having the liveliness it once had.
Origin and Story of 冷冷清清
After Lin Daiyu's passing, Jia Baoyu remained in a state of deep sorrow and disorientation. Despite marrying Xue Baochai, he felt immense remorse towards Daiyu upon regaining his clarity.
Zijuan, Daiyu's maid, deliberately avoided Baoyu and refused to acknowledge him. Baoyu specifically sought her out to explain, but Zijuan would not open her door, denying him any chance to speak.
Baoyu then deeply regretted how he had treated her with such cold indifference and neglect in the past, causing their interactions to be so cheerless and distant.
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More idioms starting with 冷
- lěng冷lěng冷dàn淡dàn淡cold and indifferent
- lěng冷cháo嘲rè热fěng讽mock and ridicule with sarcasm
- lěng冷cháo嘲rè热mà骂mock and scold with sarcasm and anger
- lěng冷xīn心lěng冷miàn面cold-hearted and indifferent
- lěng冷nuǎn暖zì自zhī知only the individual knows their own experience
- lěng冷bǎn板dèng凳sidelined in a neglected position
- lěng冷shuǐ水jiāo浇tóu头to be shocked or disheartened by a sudden setback
- lěng冷shuǐ水jiāo浇bèi背to be shocked or dismayed
- lěng冷huī灰bào爆dòu豆futile effort or sudden unexpected event
- lěng冷zào灶qīng清guō锅extreme poverty, no food or resources
- lěng冷rè热bìng病capricious changes in mood
- lěng冷méi眉lěng冷yǎn眼to look with cold indifference or contempt
Questions about 冷冷清清
- What does 冷冷清清 mean?
- 冷冷清清 (lěng lěng qīng qīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “desolate, quiet, and cheerless”.
- How do you pronounce 冷冷清清?
- 冷冷清清 is pronounced lěng lěng qīng qīng in Mandarin Chinese.
- Where does 冷冷清清 come from?
- 冷冷清清 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 冷冷清清?
- 死气沉沉，冷落、凄凉、寂寞