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潑冷水

潑冷水

See also: 泼冷水

Chinese

		splash; to spill; violent	cold water
trad. (潑冷水)		潑	冷水
simp. (泼冷水)		泼	冷水

Verb

潑冷水

(idiomatic) to throw cold water on

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pōlěngshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): put³ laang⁵ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pōlěngshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: poleengshoei
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: put³ laang⁵ seoi²
  - Yale: put láahng séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: put⁸ laang⁵ soey²
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰuːt̚³ lɑːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/