冷ひや水みず

noun

cold water; cold drinking water

Refers to cold water, often for drinking. Can also appear in set phrases like 冷や水を浴びせる (to throw cold water on, to discourage).

• 夏なつは冷ひや水みずがおいしい。

  Cold water tastes good in summer.

• 彼かれの提てい案あんに冷ひや水みずを浴あびせるようなことを言いった。

  He said something that threw cold water on the proposal.