暖水瓶装开水，外冷里热暖水瓶裝開水，外冷里熱暖水瓶裝開水，外冷里熱

a thermos flask holding boiling water: cold outside, hot inside

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes a person who seems cold on the surface but is warm-hearted. Approving.
Wordplay: 冷 (lěng) means both low temperature and aloof; 热 (rè) means both hot and warm-hearted.

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Simplified: 暖水瓶装开水，外冷里热
Traditional (Taiwan): 暖水瓶裝開水，外冷里熱
Pinyin: nuǎnshuǐpíng zhuāng kāishuǐ, wài lěng lǐ rè
Bopomofo: ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄤㄎㄞㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄜˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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