垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
Pinyin
Definition
垂涎三尺
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- to drool (over) (idiom)
- to yearn for
- to covet
- to crave
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一倡三叹
- 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
- 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
- 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
- 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见,如隔三秋
- 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
Sample Sentences
购买那些令人垂涎三尺的食物,和最为有效的能消除吃了它们而引起副作用的减肥方法,购买音量最大的音响和最有疗效的头痛片。
buying those mouth-watering foods, which have the side effects of being the most effective way to lose weight, and buying the loudest speaker together the most effective headache tablets.