ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
trad. 冰炭不言，冷熱自明
Also written 冰炭不言，冷熱自明【bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng】
Characters in this word
8冰
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ice, CL:塊|块[kuai4], to chill sth, (of an object or substance) to feel cold, (of a person) cold, unfriendly, (slang) methamphetamine
- Pinyin
- bīng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 3839 of 2500
炭
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wood charcoal, coal
- Pinyin
- tàn
- Strokes
- 9
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
言
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words, speech, to say, to talk
- Pinyin
- yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6821 of 2500
冷
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surname Leng
- Pinyin
- Lěng
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1419 of 2500
热
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to warm up, to heat up, hot (of weather), heat, fervent
- Pinyin
- rè
- Traditional
- 熱
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1580 of 2500
自
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(bound form) self; oneself, from; since, naturally; as a matter of course
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1586 of 2500
明
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Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), surname Ming, Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Pinyin
- Míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4563 of 2500