冷冷熱熱

Chinese

		cold	cold	heat; to heat up; fervent heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up	heat; to heat up; fervent heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up
trad. (冷冷熱熱)		冷	冷	熱	熱
simp. (冷冷热热)		冷	冷	热	热

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶lan-lan-gniq-gniq; ⁶lan-lan ⁸gniq-gniq

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶lan-lan-gniq-gniq; ⁶lan-lan ⁸gniq-gniq
    • MiniDict: lan^去 lan nyih nyih; lan^去 lan nyih^入 nyih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lan-lan-nyiq-nyiq; ³lan-lan ⁵nyiq-nyiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lã²² lã⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ²¹/, /lã²² lã³³  n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ n̠ʲiɪʔ²³/

Adjective

冷冷熱熱

1. (Shanghainese) having an unstable temperature

   • 搿種天，冷冷熱熱，最要生病！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
     搿种天，冷冷热热，最要生病！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 4

     ⁸geq-tson ¹thi ⁶lan-lan-gniq-gniq ⁵tsoe-iau ⁵san ⁶bin [Wugniu]

     It's the easiest to get sick in days like these with such sudden temperature changes.

2. (Shanghainese, figuratively) having an unstable attitude

   • 伊對我冷冷熱熱，勿曉得存啥個心。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     伊对我冷冷热热，勿晓得存啥个心。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 4

     ⁶yi ⁵te-ngu ⁶lan-lan-gniq-gniq ⁸veq-shiau-teq ⁶zen ⁵sa-geq ¹shin [Wugniu]

     With this kind of fickle attitude he gives me, I don't know what intentions he has.