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喝凉水都塞牙
hēliángshuǐdōusāiyá
Traditional: 喝涼水都塞牙
(coll.) to be out of luck
Character Breakdown
喝
hē
to drink; to shout, to call out
HSK 1
凉
liáng
cool, cold; disheartened
HSK 4
水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1
都
dōu
all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital
HSK 1
塞
sāi
to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
HSK 6
牙
yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
HSK 3
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