悬雍垂 (懸雍垂)
xuán yōng chuí
Pinyin
Definition
悬雍垂 (懸雍垂)
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- uvula (biology)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
功败垂成
- 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- 2 to fall at the last hurdle
- 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
名垂青史
- 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
坐不垂堂
- 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
垂死挣扎
- 1 deathbed struggle
- 2 final struggle (idiom)
垂涎三尺
- 1 to drool (over) (idiom)
- 2 to yearn for
- 3 to covet
- 4 to crave