chǐ​jiá​shēng​xiāng

to linger in the mouth

  • created sense approved 齿颊生香/齒頰生香 · chǐ​jiá​shēng​xiāng · to linger in the mouth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    齿颊生香 / 齒頰生香

    chǐ​jiá​shēng​xiāng

    to linger in the mouth

    Literally of a delicious taste lingering; (figuratively) to water at the mouth or drool in anticipation

    齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth 颊 (literal) → 颊/頰 · jiá · cheek 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to 香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · fragrant

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 齿颊生香/齒頰生香 · chǐ​jiá​shēng​xiāng · of literature, etc. — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    齿颊生香 / 齒頰生香

    chǐ​jiá​shēng​xiāng

    of literature, etc.

    (Figuratively) to describe beautiful poetry or prose that is thought-provoking and leaves a lasting impression on the reader

    齿 (literal) → 齿/齒 · chǐ · tooth 颊 (literal) → 颊/頰 · jiá · cheek 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to 香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · fragrant

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

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