Word: 泼 (pō) Traditional: 潑 泼 dictionary entry pō to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish Full dictionary entry for 泼 Example sentences using 泼 7 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一瓢水泼到地上，想收也收不起来 yìpiáo shuǐ pō dào dìshang, xiǎng shōu yě shōu bù qǐlai a ladle of water spilled on the ground: you can't gather it back 别把水泼到我身上！ Bié bǎ shuǐ pō dào wǒ shēnshang! Don't splash water on me! 她不小心把汤泼了一桌子。 Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ tāng pōle yì zhuōzi. She accidentally spilled soup all over the table. 开水泼老鼠，不死也要脱层皮 kāishuǐ pō lǎoshǔ, bù sǐ yě yào tuō céng pí pouring boiling water on a rat: if it doesn't die it will still lose a layer of skin 打铁的火炉泼上水,白搭一火 dǎtiě de huǒlú pō shàng shuǐ,báidā yì huǒ water thrown on the blacksmith's furnace: a whole fire (partnership) wasted 泼出的水，说出的话 pō chū de shuǐ, shuōchū de huà water thrown out, words spoken 说出的话，泼出的水 shuōchū de huà, pō chū de shuǐ words spoken are like water spilled