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抽冷子

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抽冷子喊……
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抽冷子拍……
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抽冷子踢……
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抽冷子打……
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抽冷子看……

Definition

抽冷子

Literally means:

catch (sb) off guard

Actually means:

do sth. when people are off guard

Suddenly or unexpectedly do sth when sb is off guard. It is an idiom used in informal situations.

突然,趁着别人不注意或没有准备的时候做某事。方言词。多用于非正式的场合。

Example

Used as adverbial adjunct. (作状语)
1
zài
qiánmiàn
前面
chōu
lěng
冷子
tíngzhù
停住
le
chē
  
,
shǐ
使
hòumiàn
后面
chē
骑车
de
rén
chàdiǎn
差点
zhuàng
shàng
  

He stopped the car in front of him, making the cyclist in the back nearly hit it.

2
qīn
父亲
yǎnjing
眼睛
zhízhí
直直
de
dīng
zhāo
qiángjiǎo
墙角
  
,
chōu
lěng
冷子
hǎn
大喊
shēng
一声
  
,
zhèngzài
正在
shuìjiào
睡觉
de
háizi
孩子
le
  

The father stared straight into the corner, the cold man shouted, and the sleeping child cried "wow".

3
chōu
lěng
冷子
zài
jiānbǎng
肩膀
shàng
pāi
le
zhǎng
巴掌
  
,
diū
xià
gōu
xiě
  
,
méishì
没事
  
,
大步
zǒu
le
  
,
liúxià
留下
zài
li
那里
dāi
发呆
  

He slaped me on the shoulder, dropped a "write it, it's all right" and walked away, leaving me dazed there.