泼冷水
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
冷
Idioms with these characters
- 瓢泼大雨瓢潑大雨 piáo pō dà yǔ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄛ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ piu4 put3 daai6 jyu5 downpour (idiom)
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)