忽冷忽熱 [－－－热]

Jyutping fat1 laang5 fat1 jit6
Pinyin hū lěng hū rè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. now hot, now cold
  2. (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​天氣時​熱時​凍​，​變化​大難​預算
    (of weather) sometimes cold / chilly, sometimes hot / warm; used to describe a drastic swing in temperature
    • 今個星期天氣忽冷忽熱，要小心身體唔好攝親 呀！
      今个星期天气忽冷忽热，要小心身体唔好摄亲 呀！
      gam1 go3 sing1 kei4 tin1 hei3 fat1 laang5 fat1 jit6, jiu3 siu2 sam1 san1 tai2 m4 hou2 sip3 can1 aa3!
      Temperature swings from cold to hot this week. Take care and don't catch a cold.
  2. 形容詞
    引申​對​人​或​事​嘅​態​度​多​變​，​有時​熱情​有​時​冷淡
    used to describe any frequent change in attitude towards another person or something; being warm, friendly, passionate sometimes, but other times cold, distant, indifferent
    • 佢對我忽冷忽熱，我都唔知佢係咪鍾意我。
      佢对我忽冷忽热，我都唔知佢系咪钟意我。
      keoi5 deoi3 ngo5 fat1 laang5 fat1 jit6, ngo5 dou1 m4 zi1 keoi5 hai6 mai6 zung1 ji3 ngo5.
      He is sometimes passionate to me but sometimes cold to me, I don't know whether he loves me or not.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be sometimes warm and friendly but other times cold and indifferent; to blow hot and cold
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to be sometimes hot and sometimes cold; to have drastic swings in temperature
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢排忽冷忽热，一唔小心好易感亲。
    呢排忽冷忽熱，一唔小心好易感親。
    ni1 paai4 fat1 laang5 fat1 jit6, jat1 m4 siu2 sam1 hou2 ji6 gam2 can1.
    • Recently the temperature fluctuate frequently from cold to hot, if one doesn't take care, they can get the flu very easily.
  2. Cantonese
    今个星期天气忽冷忽热，要小心身体唔好摄亲 呀！
    今個星期天氣忽冷忽熱，要小心身體唔好攝親 呀！
    gam1 go3 sing1 kei4 tin1 hei3 fat1 laang5 fat1 jit6, jiu3 siu2 sam1 san1 tai2 m4 hou2 sip3 can1 aa3!
    • Temperature swings from cold to hot this week. Take care and don't catch a cold.
  3. Cantonese
    佢对我忽冷忽热，我都唔知佢系咪钟意我。
    佢對我忽冷忽熱，我都唔知佢係咪鍾意我。
    keoi5 deoi3 ngo5 fat1 laang5 fat1 jit6, ngo5 dou1 m4 zi1 keoi5 hai6 mai6 zung1 ji3 ngo5.
    • He is sometimes passionate to me but sometimes cold to me, I don't know whether he loves me or not.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    天气忽冷忽热，多穿点保险！
    天氣忽冷忽熱，多穿點保險！
    tiān qì hū lěng hū rè ， duō chuān diǎn bǎo xiǎn ！
    • The weather is quite variable; please wear a bit more just to be safe!