noun
cold and heat; cooling and heating
Refers to the pair of cold and heat as physical phenomena, or to cooling and heating functions. Often used in technical contexts such as air conditioning or thermal management.
この装置は冷熱の両方を制御できます。
This device can control both cooling and heating.
冷熱技術の進歩により、省エネが進んだ。
Advances in cooling and heating technology have led to energy savings.
noun
indifference and enthusiasm; prosperity and decline
Figurative use contrasting extremes of human emotion or fortune. Rare and somewhat literary; more common in set phrases or classical contexts.
世の中の冷熱を経験してきた。
I have experienced the ups and downs of life.
彼の態度には冷熱の差が激しい。
His attitude swings wildly between coldness and enthusiasm.
noun
cold energy; cold source
Technical term for cold as an energy source, e.g., in power generation using temperature differences. Often appears in compounds like 冷熱発電.
See also: 冷熱発電
冷熱発電は、温度差を利用して電気を作る技術です。
Cold energy power generation is a technology that uses temperature differences to produce electricity.
Compound of 冷 (cold) and 熱 (heat). The figurative senses likely developed from the contrast between the two extremes.