喝凉水都塞牙
Traditional: 喝涼水都塞牙Dictionary entry
(coll.) to be out of luck
What does 喝凉水都塞牙 mean?
喝凉水都塞牙 (hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(coll.) to be out of luck
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喝hēto drink · variant of 嗬[he1]凉Liángthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group都Dūsurname Du塞sāito plug; to stop up; to stuff in · (bound form) a stopper; a cork牙yátooth · ivory
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喝凉水都塞牙
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