喝涼水也塞牙

Simplified: 喝凉水也塞牙

hēliángshuǐyěsāiyá ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ

    • to have everything go wrong
    • to be out of luck

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
even drinking cold water gets stuck in the teeth
Meaning
Everything goes wrong; one is out of luck. Similar to "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all."

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