冰炭不言，冷热自明
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
idiom
Traditional: 冰炭不言，冷熱自明
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- (idiom) ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
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Related Words
不言而喻(bù yán ér yù)— it goes without saying
→不待说(bù dài shuō)— needless to say
→如人饮水，冷暖自知(rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī)— the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
→出尔反尔(chū ěr fǎn ěr)— old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
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