An open mouth drinking water sounds like "hat," the word for seed.
喝凉水都塞牙
(coll.) to be out of luck
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(coll.) to be out of luck
- 。
Even drinking cold water gets stuck in his teeth lately.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
- 京(capital city)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The capital city at night is as cold and desolate as ice and frost.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof; cover)ASSOCIATIVE
- 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
Stuffing earth under a roof to seal all the gaps is what blocks and fills means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
(coll.) to be out of luck
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(coll.) to be out of luck
- 。
Even drinking cold water gets stuck in his teeth lately.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
- 京(capital city)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The capital city at night is as cold and desolate as ice and frost.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof; cover)ASSOCIATIVE
- 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
Stuffing earth under a roof to seal all the gaps is what blocks and fills means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
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