冷言冷语 (lěng yán lěng yǔ) | Meaning: sarcastic comments (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort反唇相讥fǎn chún xiāng jī

frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule冷嘲热讽lěng cháo rè fěng

to blow cold · damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words吹冷风chuī lěng fēng

to pour cold water on · (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm泼冷水pō lěng shuǐ

complaint怨言yuàn yán

cold · indifferent冷淡lěng dàn

sarcastic comments (idiom) · to make sarcastic comments