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垂涎三尺

chuí xián sān chǐ

4-character word

What 垂涎三尺 means

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