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泼

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Definitions

  1. 1. to splash
  2. 2. to spill
  3. 3. rough and coarse
  4. 4. brutish

Words Containing 泼

活泼
huó po

lively

泼冷水
pō lěng shuǐ

(fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm

撒泼
sā pō

to make an unreasonable scene

油泼扯面
yóu pō chě miàn

broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biáng biáng miàn]

泼出去的水
pō chū qù de shuǐ

spilt water

泼妇
pō fù

shrew

泼妇骂街
pō fù mà jiē

shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife

泼掉
pō diào

spill

泼水
pō shuǐ

to sprinkle

泼水节
pō shuǐ jié

Songkran (Thai New Year)

泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu

water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change

泼溅
pō jiàn

to spatter

泼烟花
pō yān huā

low-class prostitute

泼物
pō wù

evil creature (curse word)

泼贱
pō jiàn

base

泼贱人
pō jiàn rén

slut

泼辣
pō la

shrewish

泼脏水
pō zāng shuǐ

to splash dirty water

瓢泼
piáo pō

(of rain) pouring

瓢泼大雨
piáo pō dà yǔ

downpour (idiom)

瓢泼而下
piáo pō ér xià

(of rain) to fall heavily

耍泼
shuǎ pō

(dialect) to make an unreasonable scene

风泼
fēng pō

crazy

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