泼冷水/潑冷水 pō lěng shuǐ — to pour cold water on

Meanings

1. 1

   to pour cold water on

   to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm

   verb

Character breakdown

• 水

  shuǐ (third tone, dipping)

  water

  4 strokesRadical 水

Words containing 水

• 水shuǐ (third tone, dipping)water
• 水平shuǐpíng (third tone, dipping)level, standard, proficiency
• 水果shuǐguǒ (third tone, dipping)fruit
• 香水xiāng (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)perfume
• 水泥shuǐ (third tone, dipping) ní (second tone, rising)cement
• 水晶shuǐ (third tone, dipping) jīng (first tone, high and level)crystal
• 水面shuǐ (third tone, dipping) miàn (fourth tone, falling)water surface
• 热水/熱水rè (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)hot water
• 水准/水準shuǐ (third tone, dipping) zhǔn (third tone, dipping)level (of achievement etc)
• 薪水xīn (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)salary
• 泪水/淚水lèi (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)teardrop
• 洪水hóng (second tone, rising) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)deluge
• 口水kǒu (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)saliva
• 海水hǎi (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)seawater
• 污水wū (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)sewage
• 水管shuǐ (third tone, dipping) guǎn (third tone, dipping)water pipe
• 水源shuǐ (third tone, dipping) yuán (second tone, rising)water source
• 水库/水庫shuǐ (third tone, dipping) kù (fourth tone, falling)reservoir