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冷laang5戰zin3

simp冷战
laang5 zin3Lěng zhànlěng zhànlěng zhan

English

  1. (US-Soviet) Cold War
  2. cold war
  3. (coll.) shiver
  4. (fig.) strained relationship
  5. shudder
  6. to be barely on speaking terms
  7. Cold War, the geopolitical tension ----
  8. Cold War
  9. the silent treatment or a state of silent violence situation between couples, families or friends, due to mutual neglect or unilateral indifference

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 二次大戰後以美國為首嘅盟國(西方陣營)、同以蘇聯為首嘅共產主義國家之間長達半世紀政治對抗
  2. 第二次世界大戰後將世界劃分為二,以美國為首奉行資本主義・自由主義嘅西方各國陣營、同以蘇聯為首嘅奉行共產主義・社會主義嘅東方國家陣營嘅長年政治對抗,直到1991年蘇聯瓦解而結束。
  3. 引申指雙方關係唔好而且唔溝通嘅情況

Examples

  • 冷战以苏联解体结束。

    The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 是人都知道冷戰是兩國的對峙。

    Everybody knows that Cold War is the confrontation between two nations.

    Tatoeba · rayshih715 CC BY

  • 就是冷战几十年后的今天,德国人和俄罗斯人之间还有很多伤痛,尤其是在那些被苏联占领的地区。

    Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much bitterness between Germans and Russians, especially in areas which were occupied by the Soviet Union.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 雖然冷戰已經過了這麼多年,俄羅斯人和德國人之間的仇恨還是沒有消除,在蘇聯曾經侵佔過的地區,這種仇恨就更深了。

    Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 阿冰同佢男朋友冷戰緊。

    Ah Bing and her boyfriend are giving each other the silent treatment.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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