漱 shù
: to rinse one’s mouth with water; to gargle
漱 | うがい ugai
noun | suru verb
: gargling; rinsing one’s mouth
漱ぐ OR 濯ぐ | すすぐ susugu
godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to rinse; to wash out
: to have one’s revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
漱ぐ | くちすすぐ kuchisusugu
godan verb with gu ending
: to gargle; to rinse the mouth
ソウ sou
シュウ shuu
ス su
漱口 shu4kou3: to rinse one’s mouth; to gargle
漱口杯 shu4kou3 bei1: mug (for rinsing the mouth)
漱口水 shu4kou3 shui3: mouthwash
漱洗 shu4xi3: to rinse the mouth and wash the face
漱流 shu4liu2L to rinse one’s mouth with water; to gargle
洗漱 xi3shu4: to wash the face and rinse the mouth
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
漱石枕流 | そうせきちんりゅう souseki chinryuu
: sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument
石に漱ぎ流れに枕す | いしにくちすすぎながれにまくらす ishi ni kuchisusugi nagare ni makurasu
: :refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
枕石漱流 zhen3 shi2 shu4 liu2
: to live a hermit’s life (in seclusion); a frugal life
形声 Pictophonetic.
氵 (shui3: water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
欶 (shou4: to suck in) provides the sound.
Historical Variant:
潄 [漱] shu4
Examples:
我的喉嚨發痛，得漱漱口。
wo3de hou2long2 fa1tong4, de shu4shu4 kou3
My throat huts. I’d better gargle.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
