喝凉水都塞牙 hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá

DEFINITIONS

  1. (coll.) to be out of luck

CHARACTERS

喝 hē
HSK 1
drink; shout, call out
凉 liáng
HSK 4
cool, cold; disheartened
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
都 dōu
HSK 1
metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
塞 sāi
HSK 6
stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
牙 yá
HSK 3
tooth, molars, teeth; serrated