喝凉水都塞牙
hē​liáng​shuǐ​dōu​sāi​yá

to be extremely unlucky

  • created sense approved 喝凉水都塞牙/喝涼水都塞牙 · hē​liáng​shuǐ​dōu​sāi​yá · to be extremely unlucky — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    喝凉水都塞牙 / 喝涼水都塞牙

    hē​liáng​shuǐ​dōu​sāi​yá

    to be extremely unlucky

    (colloquial) To be out of luck, specifically when everything goes wrong even in the simplest of tasks; literally 'even drinking cold water gets stuck in one's teeth'.

    喝 (literal) → 喝 · hē · to drink 凉水 (literal) → 凉水/涼水 · liáng​shuǐ · cold water 都 (literal) → 都 · dōu · even 塞牙 (literal) → 塞牙 · sāi​yá · to get food stuck between teeth

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