染指垂涎

rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

Dictionary entry

lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

What does 染指垂涎 mean?

染指垂涎 (rǎn zhǐ chuí xián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

Character breakdown

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染rǎnto dye · to catch (a disease)指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 垂chuíto hang (down) · droop 涎xiánvariant of 涎[xian2]

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染指垂涎

rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

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