冷暖 (lěng nuǎn) — (literal) changes in temperature; cold and heat; (figurative) the ups and downs of life; the warmth and coldness of human relationships
Definition
Literally 'cold and heat' (temperature changes), but in set phrases like 人情冷暖 and 人生冷暖 it means the ups and downs of relationships and life — like English 'warmth and coldness'.
noun
(literal) changes in temperaturecold and heat(figurative) the ups and downs of lifethe warmth and coldness of human relationships
Examples
- 冷暖，，。Zhè lǐ de lěng nuǎn biàn huà hěn dà, xià tiān hěn rè, dōng tiān hěn lěng.The temperature changes here are big; summers are hot and winters are cold.
- 冷暖，。Rén shēng de lěng nuǎn, zhǐ yǒu zì jǐ zhī dào.Only you know the ups and downs of life.
- ，冷暖。Zài wài miàn gōng zuò duō nián, tā zhēn zhèng dǒng de le rén qíng lěng nuǎn.After working outside for many years, he truly understood the fickleness of human relationships.
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