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泼了一盆冷水
泼了一盆冷水
泼了一盆冷水
泼了一盆冷水
泼了一盆冷水
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泼了一盆冷水
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泼了一盆冷水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

泼了一盆冷水 Usage and Examples

Pour cold water on

Dampen enthusiasm

Discourage

The characters in 泼了一盆冷水

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
泼
pō8splash, fierce, bold
了
le2completion or change
一
yì1one, a, single, whole
盆
pén9basin, tub, or pot
冷
léng7cold, quiet, or indifferent
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

More words starting with 泼

  • pō泼le了splashed, spilled
  • pō泼le了chū出qu去spilled out, splashed out
  • pō泼zài在splash on, spill on
  • pō泼mò墨splashing ink
  • pō泼mò墨shān山shuǐ水Splashed-ink landscape, Ink-splashed landscape
  • pō泼mò墨shóu手fǎ法Ink splash technique, Splashing ink technique
  • pō泼tiān天Overwhelmingly great; immense
  • pō泼tiān天fù富guì贵Immense wealth, Sudden immense fortune
  • pō泼fù妇shrew
  • pō泼hàn悍fierce and tough
  • pō泼cái才A rascal or scoundrel; a rogue.
  • pō泼shuǐ水jié节Water Splashing Festival, Songkran

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Questions about 泼了一盆冷水

What does 泼了一盆冷水 mean in Chinese?

泼了一盆冷水 (pō le yì pén léng shuǐ) means “Pour cold water on, Dampen enthusiasm, Discourage”.

How do you pronounce 泼了一盆冷水?

泼了一盆冷水 is pronounced pō le yì pén léng shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Pour cold water on” in Chinese?

“Pour cold water on” is 泼了一盆冷水 (pō le yì pén léng shuǐ) in Chinese.

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