口乾舌燥

See also: 口干舌燥

Chinese

mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
 
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


Idiom

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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