jiāo lěng shuǐ

Traditional: 澆冷水

浇冷水 (jiāo lěng shuǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to pour cold water; fig. to discourage”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pour cold water
  2. 2fig. to discourage

Characters in 浇冷水

浇jiāo · to pour liquid冷lěng · cold水shuǐ · water

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