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to wash the face and rinse the mouth
to rinse one's mouth
to rinse the mouth and wash the face
to rinse one's mouth with river water
mouthwash
to live a hermit's life
see 枕石漱流[zhen3 shi2 shu4 liu2]
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I've left my toilet bag in the hotel room.
Source: Tatoeba #13552161 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe flavors of this brand's mouthwash are weird.
Source: Tatoeba #9049748 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe peppermint flavor in this mouthwash is too strong.
Source: Tatoeba #9049749 · CC BY 2.0 FROne day, Natsume Soseki was lost in London.
Source: Tatoeba #790598 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.