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冷血动物

lěng xuè dòng wùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5bc28208c472a8e8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

冷血動物 冷血动物 [leng3 xue4 dong4 wu4] /cold-blooded animal/fig. cold-hearted person/

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Other forms in these source records: 冷血動物

  • 冷
    lěng

    cold

    Lěng

    surname Leng

  • 血
    xuè

    blood (CL:滴[dī]) / colloquial pr. [xiě] or [xuě]

  • 动
    dòng

    (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

  • 物
    wù

    (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.