垂涎三尺

chuí xián sān chǐ

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Definitions

1. to drool (over) (idiom)
2. to yearn for
3. to covet
4. to crave

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Child Words of 垂涎三尺

• 三 三 sān: three
• 垂 垂 chuí: to hang (down)
• 尺 尺 chě: one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]
• 尺 尺 chǐ: a Chinese foot
• 垂涎 垂涎 chuí xián: to water at the mouth
• 涎 涎 xián: saliva