冷话

冷話
lěnghuà
  1. harsh words
  2. sarcasm
  3. bitter remarks

CEDICT

讥笑、责备的话。元．汪元亨〈醉太平．辞龙楼凤阙〉曲：「听人着冷话来调弄，由人着死句相讥讽。」也作「冷句」、「冷语」。

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Entry Composition

1 冷 lěng cold
=2 话 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番
=2 话 huà old variant of 话 huà

Related entries

重话 zhònghuà harsh words
他連一句重話都不敢回，真是個窩囊廢。

He doesn't even dare to reply to a harsh word. He's such a coward.

Source: Tatoeba

冷语 lěngyǔ
  1. sarcasm
  2. sneering talk
风凉话 fēngliánghuà
  1. sneering
  2. sarcasm
  3. cynical remarks
讽刺 fěngcì
  1. to satirize
  2. to mock
  3. irony
  4. satire
  5. sarcasm
你不覺得這個名字很諷刺嗎，「神聖的戰爭」？

Don't you think the name "The Sacred War" sounds a bit sarcastic?

Source: Tatoeba