冷若冰淡若水?

[Jonwall]

Does this have any other meaning apart from the weather?

[Kenny同志]

Literally it means as cold as ice, as bland as water. To me, it doesn't have anything to do with weather.

Edit: On a side note, a comma is needed -冷若冰，淡若水.

[imron]

Why do you think it has anything to do with the weather?

Edit: Kenny beat me to it.

[skylee]

I think it would be better if the second 若 is replaced by 如 - it eliminates the repetition.

[Kenny同志]

Good point.

[Jonwall]

one of my friends said its to do with weather @@

Thanks guys!

[Tiana]

one of my friends said its to do with weather @@

Can do. 冷 has a lot to do with weather ;)

[imron]

It also appears to be the lyrics from a song.

[mushroom]

Be not weather, be feeling; somebody feels no interest. same as "冷若冰霜"

I think it would be better if the second 若 is replaced by 如 - it eliminates the repetition.

若 is a adverb, for example "欣喜若狂" , "旁若無人"

如 is a verb, for example "愛人如己"

[skylee]

如 is a verb, for example "愛人如己"

[mushroom]

Yes, 如 is a verb when it means "seem", example:

唐˙白居易˙琵琶行：「大絃嘈嘈如急雨，小絃切切如私語。」

「若...若...」is a syntax, and 若 is a adverb, example:

儒林外史˙第五十三回：「陳木南見他豐若有肌，柔若無骨，十分歡洽。」

文選˙曹植˙洛神賦：「其形也，翩若驚鴻．婉若遊龍。」

語本晉書˙卷八十˙王羲之傳：「尤善隸書，為古今之冠，論者稱其筆勢，以為飄若浮雲，矯若驚龍。」

Is there any example for both 若 and 如？

紅樓夢˙第三回：「面若中秋之月，色如春曉之花，鬢若刀裁，眉如墨畫，臉若桃瓣，睛若秋波。」

but in this sentence, both 若 and 如 are verb, they both mean "seem".

[Jessica_Xia]

It means treating other people indifferently. It is a kindly of attitude that makes people feel as cold as ice, and as dull as tasteless water.

[lingo-ling]

Describes me ex-gf to a T.

[creamyhorror]

Yes, 如 is a verb when it means "seem", example:

唐˙白居易˙琵琶行：「大絃嘈嘈如急雨，小絃切切如私語。」

「若...若...」is a syntax, and 若 is a adverb, example:

儒林外史˙第五十三回：「陳木南見他豐若有肌，柔若無骨，十分歡洽。」

文選˙曹植˙洛神賦：「其形也，翩若驚鴻．婉若遊龍。」

語本晉書˙卷八十˙王羲之傳：「尤善隸書，為古今之冠，論者稱其筆勢，以為飄若浮雲，矯若驚龍。」

Is there any example for both 若 and 如？

紅樓夢˙第三回：「面若中秋之月，色如春曉之花，鬢若刀裁，眉如墨畫，臉若桃瓣，睛若秋波。」

but in this sentence, both 若 and 如 are verb, they both mean "seem".

I consider 若 and 如 functionally equivalent. Would it be wrong to write 豐如有肌，柔如無骨?

What do our native and advanced speakers think?

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