水を注す

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 水を注す – see the following entry.

【水みずをさす】 [verb] to pour water (into); to dilute with water [verb] (idiomatic) to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on; to put a damper on; to estrange (people)​ Alternative spelling 水を差す

(This term, 水を注す, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)