饞涎欲滴

Chinese

		gluttonous; greedy	saliva; shamelessly	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	a drop; to drip
trad. (饞涎欲滴)		饞	涎	欲	滴
simp. (馋涎欲滴)		馋	涎	欲	滴
Literally: “hanging saliva tends to drip”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chánxiányùdī

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caam⁴ jin⁴ juk⁶ dik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chánxiányùdī
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnshyanyuhdi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chánsiányùdi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻan²-hsien²-yü⁴-ti¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɕjɛn³⁵ y⁵¹ ti⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caam⁴ jin⁴ juk⁶ dik⁶
  - Yale: chàahm yìhn yuhk dihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaam⁴ jin⁴ juk⁹ dik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cam⁴ yin⁴ yug⁶ dig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰäːm²¹ jiːn²¹ jʊk̚² tɪk̚²/

Idiom

饞涎欲滴

to drool with desire

Synonyms

垂涎三尺 (chuíxiánsānchǐ)

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