潑冷水
simp泼冷水put3 laang5 seoi2pō lěng shuǐ
English
- to pour cold water on
- (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
- to dampen sby's enthusiasm; literally: to throw cold water on sby or sth
粵語 — Cantonese
- 引申指降低其他人嘅興致
Examples
你唔好話我潑冷水啊,我覺得你哋呢個計劃唔會成功。
Don't say that I dampen your enthusiasm, I think your plan won't succeed.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk