垂涎

chuí xián

Meanings

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chuí xián

1.to drool; to salivate
2.(fig.) to covet; to desire greedily

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Wiktionary

1.to water at the mouth; to drool
2.to covet; to hanker for; to crave for

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Stroke order

Components

垂千士卄

涎氵延

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Characters

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Synonyms

流口水覬覦觊觎

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Derived terms

垂涎三尺垂涎欲滴染指垂涎

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Related words

染指垂涎 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth 垂涎欲滴 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy 垂涎三尺 to drool (over) (idiom)