What do you mean the wind rustles the water?

It is not "cold against the water", but "easy to be cold". The literal meaning of "the wind is rustling and the water is cool" is: the wind is rustling and the water is cool. Through the description of wind and water, it shows a cold, desolate and cold atmosphere. Yishui is the name of this river, which is in the west of Hebei Province.

The original text is "the wind is rustling and the water is cold, and the strong man is gone forever!" According to Biography of the Assassin in Historical Records, before Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin, Yan Taizidan saw off Jing Ke, Taizidan and Jing Ke's guests and a few friends in Yishui. They all wore white hats to send Jing Ke to Yishui. After the sacrificial ceremony, Jing Ke was given a farewell banquet with tears in his eyes. Gao Jian saluted the musical instrument "Zhu", and Jing Ke sang loudly to the music: "The wind blows and the water cools, and the strong man is gone forever!" The solemn and stirring singing aroused the great sorrow and impassioned mood of the people who saw me off.