唇干口燥 — “To have a parched mouth and dry lips from talking excessively”
唇干口燥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a parched mouth and dry lips from talking excessively”. Literally, “lips dry, mouth parched”.
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唇干口燥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
唇干口燥 Character Breakdown
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他一上午都在给大家讲解项目细节，说到最后真是唇干口燥
He spent the entire morning explaining the project details to everyone; by the end, his lips were dry and his mouth parched.
Idioms Related to 唇干口燥
More idioms starting with 唇
- chún唇bù不lí离sāi腮always together, very close relationship
- chún唇wáng亡chǐ齿hán寒interdependent entities; one falls, other endangered
- chún唇rú如jī激dān丹lips like vivid cinnabar
- chún唇jiān尖shé舌lì利eloquent and sharp-tongued
- chún唇jiē揭chǐ齿hán寒interdependent, shared vulnerability
- chún唇bì敝shé舌fǔ腐talk oneself hoarse
- chún唇qiāng枪shé舌jiàn剑fierce verbal debate
- chún唇jiāo焦kǒu口zào燥lips and mouth parched from talking
- chún唇jiāo焦shé舌bì敝talk oneself hoarse
- chún唇jié竭chǐ齿hán寒interdependent; if one falls, the other is in danger
- chún唇hóng红chǐ齿bái白red lips and white teeth
- chún唇fǔ腐chǐ齿luò落study extremely diligently
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What does 唇干口燥 mean?
唇干口燥 (chún gān kǒu zào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a parched mouth and dry lips from talking excessively”.
How do you pronounce 唇干口燥?
唇干口燥 is pronounced chún gān kǒu zào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 唇干口燥 literally mean?
Literally, 唇干口燥 means “lips dry, mouth parched”. It is used to mean “to have a parched mouth and dry lips from talking excessively”.
What is the Chinese definition of 唇干口燥?
形容说话过多而出现口干舌燥的现象。