冷嘲热讽 lěng cháo rè fěng

to sneer and mock; harsh, bitter sarcasm

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 18563rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule

Characters

Character Meaning
冷 lěng HSK 1
cold; surname Leng
嘲 cháo HSK 6
to mock; to ridicule; twittering sound
热 rè HSK 1
hot (of weather); heat; to heat up
讽 fěng HSK 5
to satirize; to mock; to recite