倒霉的時候，喝涼水都塞牙

Chinese

		out of luck; in an unlucky situation; on one's period	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	period of time; a point in time		to drink; to shout; to shout applause	cool water; unboiled water	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	to get stuck between the teeth; to be caustic and unpleasant to hear
trad. (倒霉的時候，喝涼水都塞牙)		倒霉	的	時候	，	喝	涼水	都	塞牙
simp. (倒霉的时候，喝凉水都塞牙)		倒霉	的	时候	，	喝	凉水	都	塞牙
Literally: “In unlucky times, even a drink of cool water can get stuck between the teeth”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǎoméi de shíhou, hē liángshuǐ dōu sāiyá, dǎoméi de shíhòu, hē liángshuǐ dōu sāiyá, dǎoméi de shíhou, hē liángshuǐ dōu sēiyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ , ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡ ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ, ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ , ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡ ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ, ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ , ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡ ㄙㄟ ㄧㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎoméi de shíhou, hē liángshuǐ dōu sāiyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ , ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡ ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎoméi de̊ shíhho̊u, he liángshuěi dou saiyá
    • Wade–Giles: tao³-mei² tê⁵ shih²-hou⁵, ho¹ liang²-shui³ tou¹ sai¹-ya²
    • Yale: dǎu-méi de shŕ-hou-, hē lyáng-shwěi dōu sāi-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daomei .de shyr.hou, he liangshoei dou saiya
    • Palladius: даомэй дэ шихоу, хэ ляншуй доу сайя (daomɛj dɛ šixou, xɛ ljanšuj dou sajja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵ d̥ə³ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xoʊ̯³ xɤ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵ jä³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎoméideshíhour,hēliángshuǐdōusāiyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡㄦ , ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡ ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎoméide̊shíhho̊ur,heliángshuěidousaiyá
    • Wade–Giles: tao³-mei²-tê⁵-shih²-hou⁵-ʼrh,-ho¹-liang²-shui³-tou¹-sai¹-ya²
    • Yale: dǎu-méi-de-shŕ-hour-,-hē-lyáng-shwěi-dōu-sāi-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daomei.deshyr.houl,heliangshoeidousaiya
    • Palladius: даомэйдэшихоур,хэляншуйдоусайя (daomɛjdɛšixour,xɛljanšujdousajja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵ d̥ə³ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³ xɤ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵ jä³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎoméi de shíhòu, hē liángshuǐ dōu sāiyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ , ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡ ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎoméi de̊ shíhhòu, he liángshuěi dou saiyá
    • Wade–Giles: tao³-mei² tê⁵ shih²-hou⁴, ho¹ liang²-shui³ tou¹ sai¹-ya²
    • Yale: dǎu-méi de shŕ-hòu-, hē lyáng-shwěi dōu sāi-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daomei .de shyrhow, he liangshoei dou saiya
    • Palladius: даомэй дэ шихоу, хэ ляншуй доу сайя (daomɛj dɛ šixou, xɛ ljanšuj dou sajja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵ d̥ə³ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ xɤ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵ jä³⁵/
      
  • (Beijing dialect)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎoméi de shíhou, hē liángshuǐ dōu sēiyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ , ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡ ㄙㄟ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎoméi de̊ shíhho̊u, he liángshuěi dou seiyá
    • Wade–Giles: tao³-mei² tê⁵ shih²-hou⁵, ho¹ liang²-shui³ tou¹ sei¹-ya²
    • Yale: dǎu-méi de shŕ-hou-, hē lyáng-shwěi dōu sēi-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daomei .de shyr.hou, he liangshoei dou seiya
    • Palladius: даомэй дэ шихоу, хэ ляншуй доу сэйя (daomɛj dɛ šixou, xɛ ljanšuj dou sɛjja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵ d̥ə³ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xoʊ̯³ xɤ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ seɪ̯⁵⁵ jä³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎoméideshíhour,hēliángshuǐdōusēiyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡㄦ , ㄏㄜ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡ ㄙㄟ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎoméide̊shíhho̊ur,heliángshuěidouseiyá
    • Wade–Giles: tao³-mei²-tê⁵-shih²-hou⁵-ʼrh,-ho¹-liang²-shui³-tou¹-sei¹-ya²
    • Yale: dǎu-méi-de-shŕ-hour-,-hē-lyáng-shwěi-dōu-sēi-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daomei.deshyr.houl,heliangshoeidouseiya
    • Palladius: даомэйдэшихоур,хэляншуйдоусэйя (daomɛjdɛšixour,xɛljanšujdousɛjja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵ d̥ə³ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɤʊ̯ɻʷ³ xɤ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ seɪ̯⁵⁵ jä³⁵/

Idiom

倒霉的時候，喝涼水都塞牙

1. When one is unlucky, everything could be against him.

   人倒霉的時候哇，喝涼水都塞牙，放屁還砸腳後跟子呢！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
   人倒霉的时候哇，喝凉水都塞牙，放屁还砸脚后跟子呢！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]

   Rén dǎoméi de shíhou wa, hē liángshuǐ dōu sēiyá, fàngpì hái zá jiǎohòugēnzi ne! [Pinyin]

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