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  1. 1. saliva

Words Containing 涎

垂涎
chuí xián

to water at the mouth

垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ

to drool (over) (idiom)

垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

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

涎水
xián shuǐ

saliva

涎沫
xián mò

spittle

馋涎欲垂
chán xián yù chuí

see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chán xián yù dī]

馋涎欲滴
chán xián yù dī

lit. to drool with desire (idiom)

黏涎
nián xian

saliva

黏涎子
nián xián zi

saliva

龙涎香
lóng xián xiāng

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