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潑冷水

put3 laang5 seoi2

"pour cold water on" (destroy the enthisiasm of something/a situation)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 326,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

潑冷水

This word was added by bybell on 18th Aug 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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潑 put3 pai4 po1 {po5} | po5 {pai4 po1} - [1] [v] pour; sprinkle [2] ferocious; fierce;
冷 laang5 laang5*1 leng3 ling2 - cool
水 seoi2 shui3 - water; liquid, juice; [slang] money

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