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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

(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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