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垂涎三尺 (seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

垂涎三尺 (seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3, chuí xián sān chǐ) — to drool (over) (idiom); to yearn for; to covet; to crave

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 垂手可得 (seoi4 sau2 ho2 dak1) — easily to get it; very easy to acquire, with no effort at all
• 垂 (seoi4) — to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; …
• 垂下 (seoi4 haa6) — to hang down
• 垂危 (seoi4 ngai4) — close to death; life-threatening (illness)
• 垂垂 (seoi4 seoi4) — gradually; to drop
• 垂幕 (seoi4 mok6) — canopy

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