泼冷水 潑冷水
泼冷水 潑冷水 pō lěng shuǐ ㄆㄛ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ put3 laang5 seoi2 HSK 7-9
- to pour cold water on
- (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
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泼 潑
- 活泼 活潑 huó po ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ wut6 put3 lively
- 撒泼 撒潑 sā pō ㄙㄚ ㄆㄛ saat3 put3 to make an unreasonable scene
- 泼妇 潑婦 pō fù ㄆㄛ ㄈㄨˋ put3 fu5 shrew
- 泼掉 潑掉 pō diào ㄆㄛ ㄉㄧㄠˋ put3 diu6 spill
- 泼水 潑水 pō shuǐ ㄆㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ put3 seoi2 to splash water
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- 泼溅 潑濺 pō jiàn ㄆㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˋ put3 zin3 to spatter
- 泼物 潑物 pō wù ㄆㄛ ㄨˋ put3 mat6 evil creature (curse word)
- 泼贱 潑賤 pō jiàn ㄆㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˋ put3 zin6 base
- 泼辣 潑辣 pō la ㄆㄛ ˙ㄌㄚ put3 laat6 shrewish
- 瓢泼 瓢潑 piáo pō ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄛ piu4 put3 (of rain) pouring
- 耍泼 耍潑 shuǎ pō ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄆㄛ saa2 put3 (dialect) to make an unreasonable scene
- 风泼 風潑 fēng pō ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛ fung1 put3 crazy
- 油泼面 油潑麵 yóu pō miàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛ ㄇㄧㄢˋ jau4 put3 min6 see 油泼扯面
- 泼水节 潑水節 Pō shuǐ jié ㄆㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ put3 seoi2 zit3 Songkran (Thai New Year)
- 泼烟花 潑煙花 pō yān huā ㄆㄛ ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ put3 jin1 faa1 low-class prostitute
- 泼贱人 潑賤人 pō jiàn rén ㄆㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ put3 zin6 jan4 slut
- 泼脏水 潑髒水 pō zāng shuǐ ㄆㄛ ㄗㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ put3 zong1 seoi2 (fig.) to sling mud at; to smear; to slander
- 油泼扯面 油潑扯麵 yóu pō chě miàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛ ㄔㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ jau4 put3 ce2 min6 broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻝𰻝面
- 泼妇骂街 潑婦罵街 pō fù mà jiē ㄆㄛ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ put3 fu5 maa6 gaai1 shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife
- 泼水难收 潑水難收 pō shuǐ nán shōu ㄆㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ put3 seoi2 naan4 sau1 water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
冷
- 冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng ㄌㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ laang5 dung3 to freeze (food etc)
- 冷战 冷戰 lěng zhàn ㄌㄥˇ ㄓㄢˋ laang5 zin3 cold war
- 冷气 冷氣 lěng qì ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ laang5 hei3 cold air
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 冷汗 lěng hàn ㄌㄥˇ ㄏㄢˋ laang5 hon6 cold sweat
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- 冷淡 lěng dàn ㄌㄥˇ ㄉㄢˋ laang5 daam6 cold
- 冷清 lěng qīng ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ laang5 cing1 cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
- 冷漠 lěng mò ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄛˋ laang5 mok6 cold and detached towards sb
- 冷笑 lěng xiào ㄌㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ laang5 siu3 to sneer
- 冷落 lěng luò ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ laang5 lok6 desolate
- 冷酷 lěng kù ㄌㄥˇ ㄎㄨˋ laang5 huk6 unfeeling; callous
- 冷门 冷門 lěng mén ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ laang5 mun2 a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
- 冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng ㄌㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ laang5 zing6 calm; cool-headed; dispassionate
- 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄣˇ laang5 jam2 cold drink
- 寒冷 hán lěng ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ hon4 laang5 cold (climate)
- 爆冷门 爆冷門 bào lěng mén ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ baau3 laang5 mun2 an upset (esp. in sports)
- 冷酷无情 冷酷無情 lěng kù wú qíng ㄌㄥˇ ㄎㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ laang5 huk6 mou4 cing4 cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
- 冰冷 bīng lěng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄥˇ bing1 laang5 ice-cold
- 冷傲 lěng ào ㄌㄥˇ ㄠˋ laang5 ngou6 icily arrogant
- 冷僻 lěng pì ㄌㄥˇ ㄆㄧˋ laang5 pik1 out-of-the-way
水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 打入冷宫 打入冷宮 dǎ rù lěng gōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ daa1 jap6 laang5 gung1 (idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history
- 冷嘲热讽 冷嘲熱諷 lěng cháo rè fěng ㄌㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄖㄜˋ ㄈㄥˇ laang5 zaau1 jit6 fung3 frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
- 冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng ㄌㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ laang5 joek6 bing1 soeng1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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- 冷言冷语 冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ laang5 jin4 laang5 jyu5 sarcastic comments (idiom)
- 冷眼旁观 冷眼旁觀 lěng yǎn páng guān ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ laang5 ngaan5 pong4 gun1 (idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)
- 冷语冰人 冷語冰人 lěng yǔ bīng rén ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ laang5 jyu5 bing1 jan4 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
- 枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán ㄓㄣˇ ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄢˊ zam2 laang5 kam1 hon4 cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
- 知冷知热 知冷知熱 zhī lěng zhī rè ㄓ ㄌㄥˇ ㄓ ㄖㄜˋ zi1 laang5 zi1 jit6 to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom)
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
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- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success