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English

1. rinse cooked food with cold water (spoken)
2. to rinse cooked food in cold water; literally: to pass cold river
3. to go through a lock-up period to prevent somebody from working in certain fields because of the conflict of interests

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 食物煮熟之後揾凍水沖一沖
2. 喺某啲行業任職之後，避免去有利益關係嘅工作嘅制度（亦叫「旋轉門」）

Examples

• 好多高官退休之後，過完冷河即刻跳去私人企業工作。

  After their retirement, many top officials enter employment with private firms straight after their lock-up period.

• 煮麪嘅時候過一過冷河會令麪質更加彈牙，更加有口感。

  When cooking noodles, rinsing them in cold water after boiling will make them more "al dente" and enhance their texture. ----