Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

冷水

lěngshuǐ

ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

  1. 1cold water
  2. 2unboiled water
  3. 3fig. not yet ready (of plans)
Example

他往他自己身上潑了一盆冷水。

tā wǎng tā zìjǐ shēnshang pō le yì pén lěngshuǐ

He poured cold water over himself.

Keep 冷水 and it comes back until you know it.

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