冷场 (lěng cháng) — awkward silence (in a performance, due to a missed cue or forgotten lines); awkward silence (in a meeting or social gathering, when no one speaks)
Definition
冷场 (lěng chǎng) literally 'cold scene' — an awkward silence on stage when an actor misses a cue, or in any gathering when conversation dies. It names the situation itself, not the act of going silent.
noun
awkward silence (in a performance, due to a missed cue or forgotten lines)awkward silence (in a meeting or social gathering, when no one speaks)
Examples
- ，冷场。Yǎn yuán wàng le tái cí, tái shàng chū xiàn le lěng cháng.The actor forgot his lines, and an awkward silence appeared on stage.
- 冷场，。Kāi huì shí chū xiàn le lěng cháng, méi yǒu rén fā yán.An awkward silence occurred during the meeting; no one spoke.
- ，冷场。Tā jiǎng wán xiào hua hòu, quán chǎng yí piàn lěng cháng.After he finished his joke, there was an awkward silence throughout the room.
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