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垂涎三尺
chuí​xián​sān​chǐ

covet

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
垂涎三尺 chuí​xián​sān​chǐ
covet idiom
to yearn for or crave something intensely, often with greed or envy
drool idiom
to drool excessively over something, usually food

Frequency

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0.432 per million

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