# 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; clearreally 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; allmetropolis; 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) | 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) | 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
* 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: tao$^3$-mei$^2$ tê$^5$ shih$^2$-hou$^5$, ho$^1$ liang$^2$-shui$^3$ tou$^1$ sai$^1$-ya$^2$
*** 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 : /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: tao$^3$-mei$^2$-tê$^5$-shih$^2$-hou$^5$-ʼrh,-ho$^1$-liang$^2$-shui$^3$-tou$^1$-sai$^1$-ya$^2$
*** 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 : /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: tao$^3$-mei$^2$ tê$^5$ shih$^2$-hou$^4$, ho$^1$ liang$^2$-shui$^3$ tou$^1$ sai$^1$-ya$^2$
*** 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 : /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: tao$^3$-mei$^2$ tê$^5$ shih$^2$-hou$^5$, ho$^1$ liang$^2$-shui$^3$ tou$^1$ sei$^1$-ya$^2$
*** 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 : /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: tao$^3$-mei$^2$-tê$^5$-shih$^2$-hou$^5$-ʼrh,-ho$^1$-liang$^2$-shui$^3$-tou$^1$-sei$^1$-ya$^2$
*** 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 : /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
* When one is unlucky, everything could be against him.
       Rén dǎoméi de shíhou wa, hē liángshuǐ dōu sēiyá, fàngpì hái zá jiǎohòugēnzi ne! [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)