Correct
水米没粘牙
/ shuǐ mǐ méi zhān yá /
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Collocation
1
水米还没沾牙
2
忙得水米没粘牙
3
连续几天水米没粘牙
Definition
水米没粘牙
Literally means:
not take anyta food at all
Actually means:
no rice or water can pass one's lips
It literally means that neither water nor rice touches the teeth, indicating that one has not drunk or eaten anything. It often implies that one does no take in any food for health reason or for other reasons.
水和米都没有碰到牙齿。指没有喝水，没有吃东西。多指由于身体或其他方面的原因未能进食。
Example
Used as predicate or complement, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、补语，中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Bèi
被
kùn
困
zài
在
dìxià
地下
de
的
liǎng
两
gè
个
kuànggōng
矿工
yǐjīng
已经
hǎojǐ
好几
tiān
天
shuǐ
水
mǐ
米
méi
没
nián
粘
yá
牙
le
了
,
bèi
被
jiù
救
chūlái
出来
de
的
shíhou
时候
lián
连
huà
话
dōu
都
bùhuì
不会
jiǎng
讲
le
了
。
The two miners trapped underground had not glued their teeth for several days and couldn't even speak when they were rescued.
2
Wàikē
外科
yīshēng
医生
bùdàn
不但
yào
要
xiāohào
消耗
dàliàng
大量
tǐlì
体力
,
érqiě
而且
jīngcháng
经常
máng
忙
de
得
shuǐmǐ
水米
méi
没
nián
粘
yá
牙
,
suǒyǐ
所以
tǐzhì
体质
bùhǎo
不好
de
的
rén
人
,
gēnběn
根本
gàn
干
bù
不
le
了
zhège
这个
gōngzuò
工作
。
Surgeons not only have to consume a lot of physical strength, but also often busy rice did not stick teeth, so people in poor health, simply can not do this work.
3
Tāmen
他们
gàn
干
le
了
yī
一
tiān
天
yī
一
yè
夜
,
dào
到
xiànzài
现在
shuǐmǐ
水米
hái
还
méi
没
zhān
沾
yá
牙
。
They've been working all day and all night, and so far the rice hasn't got teeth.