潑〔泼〕 put³ {pō}

(adjective) Vigorous

潑〔泼〕 put³ {pō}

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

潑墨〔泼-〕 put³ mak⁶ {pō mò}

ink splashing

潑掉〔泼-〕 put³ diu⁶ {pō diào}

spill

潑婦〔泼妇〕 put³ fu⁵ {pō fù}

1. shrew
2. vixen

潑辣〔泼-〕 put³ laat⁶ {pō la}

1. shrewish
2. pungent
3. forceful
4. bold and vigorous

潑物〔泼-〕 put³ mat⁶ {pō wù}

evil creature (curse word)

潑水〔泼-〕 put³ seoi² {pō shuǐ}

1. to sprinkle
2. to spill water

潑濺〔泼溅〕 put³ zin³ {pō jiàn}

to spatter

潑賤〔泼贱〕 put³ zin⁶ {pō jiàn}

1. base
2. worthless

潑煙花〔泼烟-〕 put³ jin¹ faa¹ {pō yān huā}

low-class prostitute

潑冷水〔泼--〕 put³ laang⁵ seoi² {pō lěng shuǐ}

1. lit. to pour cold water on
2. fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm

潑水節〔泼-节〕 put³ seoi² zit³ {Pō shuǐ jié}

Songkran (Thai New Year)

潑賤人〔泼贱-〕 put³ zin⁶ jan⁴ {pō jiàn rén}

1. slut
2. tramp (old)

潑婦罵街〔泼妇骂-〕 put³ fu⁵ maa⁶ gaai¹ {pō fù mà jiē}

shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife

潑水難收〔泼-难-〕 put³ seoi² naan⁴ sau¹ {pō shuǐ nán shōu}

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

潑出去的水〔泼----〕 put³ ceot¹ heoi³ dik¹ seoi² {pō chū qù de shuǐ}

1. spilt water
2. (fig.) sth that can not be retrieved
3. spilt milk