垂涎

Chinese

 
to hang (down); droop; dangle
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
saliva; shamelessly
trad. (垂涎)
simp. #(垂涎)

Pronunciation


Verb

垂涎

  1. to water at the mouth; to drool
  2. (figurative) to covet; to hanker for; to crave for

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 6
せん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

(すい) (sui, to drip) + (せん) (sen, saliva).

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) いぜん [sùízéń] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [sɨᵝizẽ̞ɴ]

    Noun

    垂涎(すいぜん) • (suizen)  (alternative reading: すいせん (suisen), (customary) すいえん (suien))

    1. slavering
    2. (figuratively) desiring to possess something

    Verb

    垂涎(すいぜん)する • (suizen suru) suru (stem 垂涎(すいぜん) (suizen shi), past 垂涎(すいぜん)した (suizen shita)) (alternative reading: すいせん (suisen), (customary) すいえん

    1. water at the mouth
    2. desire to possess something

    Conjugation

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