喝涼水都塞牙

简 喝凉水都塞牙 · 繁 喝涼水都塞牙
Mandarin · pinyin hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá

Meanings

  1. (coll.) to be out of luck
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喝
hē · drink; shout, call out
涼
liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
都
dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
塞
sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
牙
yá · tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
凉
liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
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1–2–3–1–1–2 · he1 liang2 shui3 dou1 sai1 ya2

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hot3 loeng4 seoi2 dou1 sak1 ngaa4

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喝涼水都塞牙 · he1 liang2 shui3 dou1 sai1 ya2
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Exact source record喝涼水都塞牙 喝凉水都塞牙 [he1 liang2 shui3 dou1 sai1 ya2] /(coll.) to be out of luck/