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垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
What 垂涎三尺 means
- to drool (over) (idiom)
- to yearn for
- to covet
- to crave
The characters in 垂涎三尺
- 垂chuíto hang (down); droop; dangle
- 涎xiánsaliva
- 三sānthree; 3
- 尺chǐa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler
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