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Open the tool →枕冷衾寒 (zhěn lěng qīn hán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes the lonely and desolate feeling of sleeping alone”.
枕冷衾寒 is pronounced zhěn lěng qīn hán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 枕冷衾寒 means “Cold pillow and cold quilt”. It is used to mean “describes the lonely and desolate feeling of sleeping alone”.
枕被俱冷。形容独眠的孤寂凄凉。