垂涎欲滴

chuí xián yù dī

Dictionary entry

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

What does 垂涎欲滴 mean?

垂涎欲滴 (chuí xián yù dī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

2to hunger for

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垂chuíto hang (down) · droop 涎xiánvariant of 涎[xian2]欲yùdesire · appetite 滴dīto drip · to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc)

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垂涎欲滴

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