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口乾舌燥

hau2 gon1 sit6 cou3

kou3 gan1 she2 zao4

to have one's mouth go dry

Level: 3

口乾舌燥

口 hau2 kou3 - mouth
乾 gon1 kin4 gan1 qian2 - clean; dry
舌 sit6 sit3 she2 - tongue
燥 cou3 sao3 zao4 - [1] dry; parched; arid [2] impatient; restless

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007

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