look cold and indifferent
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à IL à B à L à, meaning to ignore. To describe a cold attitude towards people. From a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
The 95th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "you Huizi, look at my poverty. When I come back, I've got silver. I'm the rich man. Don't be so unreasonable."
Idiom usage
A cold attitude
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] to be answered and ignored [antonym]: amiable
look cold and indifferent
a case involving human life is to be treated with the utmost care - xìng mìng guān tiān