喝水塞牙缝儿,倒霉透顶 喝水塞牙縫兒,倒霉透頂 喝水塞牙縫兒,倒霉透頂

water getting stuck between the teeth: utterly unlucky

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
Describes extreme bad luck, when even the simplest thing goes wrong.
Simplified
喝水塞牙缝儿,倒霉透顶
Traditional (Taiwan)
喝水塞牙縫兒,倒霉透頂
Pinyin
hēshuǐ sāi yáfèngr, dǎoméi tòudǐng
Bopomofo
ㄏㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ ㄈㄥˋㄦ,ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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