lěng​gōng

cold palace

冷宫 冷宮 lěng​gōng
cold palace
(in literature and opera) a palace where an emperor banishes an empress or concubine who has fallen out of favor
limbo
a state of neglect or disfavor; specifically used in the phrase 打入冷宫 dǎ​rù​lěng​gōng to mean being cast into the doghouse or sidelined

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0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
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0.544 per million

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