冷水浇头 — “Pour cold water on one's head”
冷水浇头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be shocked or disheartened by a sudden setback, disappointment, or a harsh reality; to have one's hopes or enthusiasm dampened”. Literally, “pour cold water on one's head”.
冷水浇头 Pronunciation and Pinyin
冷水浇头 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 冷
- lěng冷lěng冷dàn淡dàn淡cold and indifferent
- lěng冷lěng冷qīng清qīng清desolate, quiet, and cheerless
- lěng冷cháo嘲rè热fěng讽mock and ridicule with sarcasm
- lěng冷cháo嘲rè热mà骂mock and scold with sarcasm and anger
- lěng冷xīn心lěng冷miàn面cold-hearted and indifferent
- lěng冷nuǎn暖zì自zhī知only the individual knows their own experience
- lěng冷bǎn板dèng凳sidelined in a neglected position
- lěng冷shuǐ水jiāo浇bèi背to be shocked or dismayed
- lěng冷huī灰bào爆dòu豆futile effort or sudden unexpected event
- lěng冷zào灶qīng清guō锅extreme poverty, no food or resources
- lěng冷rè热bìng病capricious changes in mood
- lěng冷méi眉lěng冷yǎn眼to look with cold indifference or contempt
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Open the tool →Questions about 冷水浇头
What does 冷水浇头 mean?
冷水浇头 (lěng shuǐ jiāo tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be shocked or disheartened by a sudden setback, disappointment, or a harsh reality; to have one's hopes or enthusiasm dampened”.
How do you pronounce 冷水浇头?
冷水浇头 is pronounced lěng shuǐ jiāo tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冷水浇头 literally mean?
Literally, 冷水浇头 means “pour cold water on one's head”. It is used to mean “to be shocked or disheartened by a sudden setback, disappointment, or a harsh reality; to have one's hopes or enthusiasm dampened”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冷水浇头?
冷水从背上浇下来。比喻因突然遭受意外的打击或刺激，思想为之一震或希望为之幻灭。同“冷水浇背”。