涸 kok³ {hé}

1. to dry
2. to dry up

涸喉 kok³ hau⁴ {hé hóu}

drys the throat (verb)

涸轍之鮒〔-辙-鲋〕 kok³ cit³ zi¹ fu⁶ {hé zhé zhī fù}

1. lit. a fish in a dried out rut (idiom)
2. fig. a person in dire straits