みずをさす

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of みずをさす – see the following entry.

【水をさす】 [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 spellings 水を注す, 水を差す

(This term, みずをさす, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)