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口乾舌燥 (hau2 gon1 sit6 cou3) — to have one's mouth go dry in Cantonese

hauˊ²口gonˉ¹乾sitˍ₆舌cou˗₃燥
简 口干舌燥
Mandarin Pinyin: kou3 gan1 she2 zao4

Meaning of 口乾舌燥

nounto have one's mouth go dry

Characters in 口乾舌燥

口hau2
edge or blade of a knife
乾gon1
adopted; adoptive; not related by blood
舌sit6
tongue-shaped object
燥cou3
dry; parched

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