冷淡

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Chinese

cold
insipid; diluted; weak
insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
 
trad. (冷淡)
simp. #(冷淡)

Pronunciation


Adjective

冷淡

  1. (of an attitude) indifferent; cold; aloof; apathetic
  2. (of business) sluggish; slack
  3. (of environment) cheerless; desolate

Synonyms

  • (indifferent):
  • (sluggish):
  • (cheerless):

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of sluggish):

Verb

冷淡

  1. to treat coldly; to give the cold shoulder

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れい
Grade: 4
たん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(れい)(たん) (reitan-na (adnominal (れい)(たん) (reitan na), adverbial (れい)(たん) (reitan ni))

  1. cold-hearted, cold
  2. indifferent
    (こく)(さい)(しゃ)(かい)(れい)(たん)(はん)(のう)(しつ)(ぼう)した。
    Kokusai shakai no reitan na hannō ni shitsubō shita.
    We were disappointed by the cold reception from the international community.

Inflection

Noun

(れい)(たん) (reitan

  1. cold-heartedness
  2. indifference

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.