to splash

to spill; rough and coarse; brutish

water (氵) + release (发) = splash water out

发 carries the sense of releasing or sending out, so water that is sent flying becomes a splash. The roughness in meaning extends from the wild, uncontrolled nature of that sudden release.

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他不小心把水在地板上了。

tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ shuǐ pō zài dì bǎn shàng le。

He accidentally spilled water onto the floor.

孩子玩水的时候把水到了妈妈身上。

hái zi wán shuǐ de shí hòu bǎ shuǐ pō dào le mā ma shēn shàng。

When the child was playing with water, he splashed it onto his mom.

Words with 泼

风泼

fēng pō

crazy

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[biang2 biang2 mian4]

油泼面

yóu pō miàn

see 油潑扯麵|油泼扯面[you2 po1 che3 mian4]

活泼

huó po

lively

泼冷水

pō lěng shuǐ

to pour cold water on

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 splash water

泼水节

pō shuǐ jié

Songkran (Thai New Year)

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