口乾舌燥

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See also: 口干舌燥

Chinese

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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)
simp. (口干舌燥)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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口乾舌燥

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

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