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乍暖還寒 (zaa3 nyun5 waan4 hon4) — In between Winter and Spring, where the temperature fluctuates between warm and cold in Cantonese

zaa˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還honˎ₄寒
简 乍暖还寒
Mandarin Pinyin: zha4 nuan3 huan2 han2

Meaning of 乍暖還寒

nounIn between Winter and Spring, where the temperature fluctuates between warm and cold

Example Sentences with 乍暖還寒

gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還honˎ₄寒wo3.喎。
It's suddenly warm but still cold today.
tinˉ¹天hei˗₃氣zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還hon4.寒。
The weather is unpredictably warm and cold.
ceonˉ¹春tinˉ¹天zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還hon4.寒。
Spring is sometimes warm, sometimes cold.
ginˊ²件lauˊ²褸zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還hon4.寒。
This jacket is for unpredictable weather.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還hon4.寒。
Be careful, the weather is changeable.
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Characters in 乍暖還寒

乍zaa3
at first; for the first time
暖nyun5
warm
還waan4
go/come back; return (to a place)
寒hon4
tremble

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