食指大动

Traditional: 食指大動

shí zhǐ dà dòng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food

What does 食指大动 mean?

食指大动 (shí zhǐ dà dòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food

Character breakdown

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食shíto eat · food 指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)动dòng(of sth) to move · to set in movement

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食指大动

shí zhǐ dà dòng

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