口乾舌燥

口乾舌燥

See also: 口干舌燥

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	dry; clean; male dry; clean; male; strong; one of the Eight Trigrams; surname	tongue	dry; parched; impatient
trad. (口乾舌燥)		口	乾	舌	燥
simp. (口干舌燥)		口	干	舌	燥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒugānshézào

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǒugānshézào
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouganshertzaw
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuganshézào
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kän⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

口乾舌燥

1. dry mouth and sore throat; having spoken so much that one's mouth and throat become thirsty