垂涎三尺

chuí xián sān chǐ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 垂涎三尺

三
sān

three

垂
chuí

to hang (down)

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
chǐ

a Chinese foot

垂涎
chuí xián

to water at the mouth

涎
xián

saliva