冷面 (lěng miàn) — poker face; impassive expression; (fig.) cold front; chilly atmosphere or demeanor
Definition
'Poker face' or a cold, aloof demeanor — the focus is the emotionless expression or chilly atmosphere a person (or scene) gives off, not Korean cold noodles.
noun
poker faceimpassive expression(fig.) cold frontchilly atmosphere or demeanor
Examples
- 冷面，。Tā zǒng shì yì zhāng lěng miàn, shuí yě cāi bú tòu tā de qíng xù.He always has a poker face; nobody can guess his mood.
- 冷面，。Huì yì shì lǐ mí màn zhe lěng miàn, shuāng fāng dōu bù kěn ràng bù.The meeting room was filled with a cold front; neither side was willing to yield.
- 冷面，。Qì xiàng yù bào shuō yì gǔ lěng miàn jí jiāng nán xià, míng tiān jiàng wēn.The weather forecast says a cold front is moving south; it will get colder tomorrow.
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