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染指垂涎

rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

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Child Words of 染指垂涎

垂
chuí

to hang (down)

指
zhǐ

finger

染
rǎn

to dye

垂涎
chuí xián

to water at the mouth

染指
rǎn zhǐ

to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie

涎
xián

saliva