喝凉水都塞牙 in English he1 liang2 shui3 dou1 sai1 ya2 Meaning

Meanings

  • (informally) to be out of luck

Simplified Characters

喝 凉 水 都 塞 牙

Traditional Characters

喝 涼 水 都 塞 牙

Pinyin

he1 liang2 shui3 dou1 sai1 ya2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

喝he1to drink 凉liang2the 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 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) 水shui3surname Shui 都dou1surname Du 塞sai1Serbia 牙ya2tooth