泼 (pō) — to splash; to spill (liquid); (colloquial) to be rude, brutish, or coarse (in speech or behavior)
Definition
泼 (pō) means to splash or spill liquid with force — stronger and more sudden than 洒 ('sprinkle/spill' gently). 泼 also describes a rude, brash way of speaking or behaving.
verb
to splashto spill (liquid)(colloquial) to be rudebrutishor coarse (in speech or behavior)
Examples
- ，泼。Tāng tài tàng le, tā yī zháo jí jiù bǎ tāng pō chū qù le.The soup was too hot, so he got anxious and splashed it out.
- 泼，。Nà ge nǚ rén shuō huà hěn pō, dà jiā dōu pà tā.That woman speaks very rudely; everyone is afraid of her.
- 泼Bié wǎng bié rén shēn shàng pō shuǐDon't splash water onto others.
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