潑冷水
pō​lěng​shuǐ HSK7

to dampen enthusiasm

  • created reference approved 泼冷水/潑冷水 → 浇冷水/澆冷水 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泼冷水 / 潑冷水 pō​lěng​shuǐ

    浇冷水 / 澆冷水 jiāo​lěng​shuǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 泼冷水/潑冷水 · pō​lěng​shuǐ · to dampen enthusiasm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泼冷水 / 潑冷水

    pō​lěng​shuǐ

    to dampen enthusiasm

    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

    泼, 冷水

    泼 (literal) → 泼/潑 · pō · to splash 冷水 (literal) → 冷水 · lěng​shuǐ · cold water (figurative)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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