乍暖还寒
zhà​nuǎn​huán​hán

alternating between warm and cold

  • created sense approved 乍暖还寒/乍暖還寒 · zhà​nuǎn​huán​hán · alternating between warm and cold — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乍暖还寒 / 乍暖還寒

    zhà​nuǎn​huán​hán

    alternating between warm and cold

    (idiom) describing early spring weather that has just begun to get warm but suddenly turns cold again; unpredictable weather

    乍 (literal) → 乍 · zhà · suddenly 暖 (literal) → 暖 · nuǎn · warm 还 (literal) → 还/還 · hái · unexpectedly 寒 (literal) → 寒 · hán · cold

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