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 ㄍㄢㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² gon¹ sit³ cou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒugānshézào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuganshézào
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³-kan¹-shê²-tsao⁴
  - Yale: kǒu-gān-shé-dzàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouganshertzaw
  - Palladius: коуганьшэцзао (kouganʹšɛczao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² gon¹ sit³ cou³
  - Yale: háu gōn sit chou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² gon¹ sit⁸ tsou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² gon¹ xid³ cou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ siːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯³³/

Idiom

口乾舌燥

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

Synonyms

口燥脣乾／口燥唇干
(Hokkien) 喙焦喉渴

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