喝凉水都塞牙 hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá

(coll.) to be out of luck

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
喝 hē HSK 1
to drink; variant of 嗬hē; to shout
凉 liáng HSK 4
cool; cold
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
都 dōu HSK 1
all; entirely; both
塞 sāi HSK 6
to stuff; to stop up; to squeeze in
牙 yá HSK 3
tooth; ivory