saliva; spittle; drool

saliva; spittle; often used to describe the liquid in the mouth that aids in swallowing

to spurn; to disdain; to cast aside with contempt

extremely easy to get; readily available; literally "to obtain something as easily as spitting into one's hands"

to spit on and curse; to revile or treat with contempt

A digestive gland that produces and secretes saliva into the mouth; includes the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands

(bound form) as easy as spitting on one's hands; to achieve something effortlessly

A gland in the mouth that produces saliva; there are three main pairs including the [[耳下腺|耳下腺|er3 xia4 xian4]], [[颔下腺|頷下腺|han4 xia4 xian4]], and [[舌下腺|舌下腺|she2 xia4 xian4]]

to let spit dry on one's face instead of wiping it off; to swallow one's pride and submit to humiliation without resisting

(literary) leftovers or crumbs from someone's table; castoffs

To spit in someone's face as an expression of extreme contempt or insult.

(idiom) to bestow high praise on someone's literary works; to express extreme appreciation for a piece of writing. Literally "to strike and break a spittoon," referring to a story where Wang Dun of the Jin Dynasty would beat out the rhythm of a poem on a spittoon until its rim chipped.

to express extreme admiration for a poem or piece of writing; literally to strike a spittoon and cause it to crack or chip while chanting poetry or keeping time

(literary) to cough and spit; spittle

(literary) describes the speech of a talented person as being as precious as pearls; used to praise excellent conversation or beautiful writing

a traditional vessel for spitting; usually designed with a wide rim and a narrow neck

extremely easy to reach or obtain; literally, to take it as easily as spitting into one's hands

(literary variant) easily done; within easy reach; literally to spit on one's hands (in preparation for work)

small drops of spittle or a spray of saliva, such as when speaking forcefully speaking

a container made for spitting into

to pick up and use others' leftover words or ideas; to offer no original thoughts of one's own

to parrot the words of others without any original thought; to pick up and use other people's discarded ideas

To copy or parrot others without having any original ideas of one's own; (idiom) literally to pick up the nasal mucus and spittle of others.

to pick up and use the words or ideas of others as one's own; to parrot what others have said

(literary) to have brilliant conversation or beautiful writing, literally meaning 'even one's coughs and spit turn into pearls'

nasal mucus and spittle