chuí​xián​sān​chǐ

to drool with envy

  • created reference approved 垂涎三尺 → 垂涎欲滴 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垂涎三尺 chuí​xián​sān​chǐ

    垂涎欲滴 chuí​xián​yù​dī

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 垂涎三尺 → 馋涎欲滴/饞涎欲滴 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垂涎三尺 chuí​xián​sān​chǐ

    馋涎欲滴 / 饞涎欲滴 chán​xián​yù​dī

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 垂涎三尺 → 敝屣视之/敝屣視之 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垂涎三尺 chuí​xián​sān​chǐ

    敝屣视之 / 敝屣視之 bì​xǐ​shì​zhī

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 垂涎三尺 · chuí​xián​sān​chǐ · to drool with envy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垂涎三尺

    chuí​xián​sān​chǐ

    to drool with envy

    to drool over; to yearn for or covet something, literally to have saliva flowing down three feet long

    垂涎 (literal) → 垂涎 · chuí​xián · to drool 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · chi

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense