垂涎三尺(chuí xián sān chǐ): to drool (over) (idiom)
4 characters
to drool (over) (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- chuí xián sān chǐ
- Meaning
- to drool (over) (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
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Related words
Common words sharing a character with 垂涎三尺 — tap one to open its word page.
chuí垂tóu头sàng丧qì气
HSK 7-9hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
xià下chuí垂
to droop
dī低chuí垂
to droop
gōng功bài败chuí垂chéng成
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
míng名chuí垂qīng青shǐ史
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
zuò坐bù不chuí垂táng堂
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep …
chuí垂wēi危
close to death
chuí垂mù暮zhī之nián年
old age
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