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喝凉水都塞牙

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hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá

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Definitions

  1. 1. (coll.) to be out of luck

Child Words of 喝凉水都塞牙

牙
yá

tooth

喝
hē

to drink

塞
sè

to stop up

塞牙
sāi yá
凉
liáng

the 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[nán liáng] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

凉
liàng

to let sth cool down

塞
sài

strategic pass

凉水
liáng shuǐ

cool water

都
dū

capital city

塞
sāi

Serbia

都
dōu

all; both; entirely

水
shuǐ

water

喝
hè

to shout

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