intense cold / frigid / dismal / grim / bleak / sad / mournful / also written 淒|凄[qi1]
凄
=
冫
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妻
:
The wife (妻) of the Queen of Hearts (qi) is living a grim (凄) and bleak (凄) life in front of the space station (Ø1). To cheer her a little bit up the Queen of Hearts gives her a popsicle (冫).