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口乾舌燥

简口干舌燥 · 繁口乾舌燥

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu gān shé zào

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
燥: zào · dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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3–1–2–4 · kou3 gan1 she2 zao4

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hau2 gon1 sit3 cou3

Cantonese word readings for 口乾舌燥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) dry mouth and sore throat; having spoken so much that one's mouth and throat become thirsty