to pour cold water on; to discourage or dampen someone's enthusiasm; to take the joy out of something; to make someone more sober or realistic

cold bath; cold shower

Lengshuijiang, a county-level city in [[娄底市|婁底市|lou2 di3 shi4]], Hunan Province

Lengshuijiang, a county-level city in [[娄底|婁底|lou2 di3]] City, Hunan province

Lengshuitan, a district of [[永州|永州|yong3 zhou1]] City in Hunan Province

Lengshuitan, a district of [[永州|永州|yong3 zhou1]] City in Hunan Province

to pour cold water; to discourage someone or dampen their enthusiasm

To be suddenly discouraged or disappointed; literally like having cold water poured over one's head.

A shower or bath taken with cold water.

First part of the two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu), the second part being [[点滴在心头|點滴在心頭|dian3 di1 zai4 xin1 tou2]]; it literally means drinking cold water in winter and figuratively refers to remembering every bit of past hardships vividly

chiller; a machine that removes heat from a liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle