口干舌燥 in English kou3 gan1 she2 zao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) dry mouth and tongue (idiomatic expression); to talk too much

Simplified Characters

口 干 舌 燥

Traditional Characters

口 乾 舌 燥

Pinyin

kou3 gan1 she2 zao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

口kou3mouth 干gan4old variant of 乾|干[gan1] 舌she2tongue 燥zao4dry