冷板凳

Chinese

		cold	wooden bench or stool
simp. and trad. (冷板凳)		冷	板凳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lěngbǎndèng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄉㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lěngbǎndèng [Phonetic: léngbǎndèng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄉㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengbaandenq
  - IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: lěngbǎndèngr [Phonetic: léngbǎndèngr]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄉㄥˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengbaandenglh
  - IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɤ̃ɻ⁵¹/

Noun

冷板凳

(historical) seat for the (leisurely and slighted) teachers in private schools in old times
(figuratively) relaxed and unimportant post; back seat; cold reception; cold shoulder

Derived terms

坐冷板凳 (zuò lěngbǎndèng)

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