Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 澆

to pour liquid
to irrigate (using waterwheel)
to water
to cast (molten metal)
to mold

to water
to irrigate

to water the plants
to water the garden

to cast (metal)

to cast (molten metal)
to mold

to water (plants etc)

to pour (concrete etc)

rice with meat and vegetables

jiāolěngshuǐ

to pour cold water
fig. to discourage

jièjiǔjiāochóu

to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)

huǒshàngjiāoyóu

to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
to enrage people and make matters worse