- 垂涎 chuíxián to droolto drool or salivate, especially due to hunger
- 垂涎欲滴 chuíxiányùdī to make one's mouth water(idiom) to drool with desire; to hunger for or envy something; to want something extremely badly, sometimes used in a negative sense of greed
- 垂涎三尺 chuíxiánsānchǐ to drool with envyto drool over; to yearn for or covet something, literally to have saliva flowing down three feet long
- 龙涎 lóngxián ambergris(bound form) ambergris; a waxy substance used in making perfume
- 涎着脸 xiánzheliǎn to be brazento be cheeky or shameless, especially when asking for something or being persistent
- 馋涎欲滴 chánxiányùdī mouth-wateringto drool with desire; describes being extremely greedy for food or having a strong craving for something
- 涎水 xiánshuǐ salivasaliva; drool; colloquial word for [[口水|口水|kou3 shui5]]
- 口涎 kǒuxián salivasaliva; spittle
- 涎沫 xiánmò salivasaliva; spittle
- 馋涎 chánxián droolsaliva produced from greedily desiring food; drool
- 涎皮赖脸 xiánpílàiliǎn brazenthick-skinned and shameless; pestering someone without any sense of shame despite their clear dislike or annoyance
- 涎皮涎脸 xiánpíxiánliǎn brazenthick-skinned and shameless; pestering someone without any sense of shame or embarrassment
- 染指垂涎 rǎnzhǐchuíxián to covet illicit gainsTo greedily try to get a share of something that one is not entitled to.
- 流涎 liúxián to droolTo drool or salivate; used in literary contexts to describe someone who is hungrily craving or envying something.
- 涎巾 xiánjīn biba cloth tied under a child's chin to protect clothes while eating; a bib or dickey
- 涎涎 xiánxián shiny(literary) shiny and glossy; having a lustrous appearance
- 涎脸 xiánlian shameless(dialect) to be thick-skinned and pestering; to act in a bothersome or disobedient way, especially of children
- 涎脸涎皮 xiánliǎnxiánpí brazenthick-skinned and shameless; cheeky and persistent in an annoying way; acting with no sense of shame or embarrassment
- 涎腺 xiánxiàn salivary glandorgan that produces saliva in the mouth
- 迆涎 yǐyàn flowing(literary) describes a long, flowing, or undulating appearance
- 馋涎欲垂 chánxiányùchuí to drool with desire(idiom) lit. to have saliva ready to drop; fig. to be extremely greedy for something or to hunger for food
- 黏涎 niánxian salivasaliva; slobber; any sticky liquid
- 黏涎子 niánxiánzi salivasaliva; slaver; dribble or slobber
- 黏黏涎涎 niánnianxiánxián sticky and slimyslimy or viscous; (figurative) overly long-winded or slow in speech or manner
- 龙涎香 lóngxiánxiāng ambergrisA valuable wax-like substance produced in the intestines of the sperm whale, used in perfume for its long-lasting scent; also known as [[龙涎|龍涎|long2 xian2]]
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH