冷风 (lěng fēng) — cold wind; chilly breeze; rumor; gossip (figurative)
Definition
Literal meaning is 'cold wind/chilly breeze'; figuratively it means rumor or gossip (as in 吹冷风 'to spread rumors'). The figurative sense comes from the idea of a cold wind blowing through — unsettling talk that circulates around you.
noun
cold windchilly breezerumorgossip (figurative)
Measure word · 阵
Examples
- 冷风，。Wài miàn guā zhe lěng fēng, chū mén jì de chuān hòu yì diǎn.A cold wind is blowing outside; remember to dress warmly when you go out.
- 冷风。Bàn gōng shì lǐ zuì jìn chuī qǐ le guān yú cái yuán de lěng fēng.Rumors about layoffs have been circulating in the office recently.
- 冷风，。Bié tīng nà xiē rén chuán lái de lěng fēng, shì qing bú shì nà yàng de.Don't listen to the gossip those people are spreading; things aren't like that.
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