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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chánxiányùdī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chánsiányùdi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan²-hsien²-yü⁴-ti¹
    • Yale: chán-syán-yù-dī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnshyanyuhdi
    • Palladius: чаньсяньюйди (čanʹsjanʹjujdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ y⁵¹ ti⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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): /t͡sʰaːm²¹ jiːn²¹ jʊk̚² tɪk̚²/

Idiom

饞涎欲滴

1. to drool with desire

Synonyms

• 垂涎三尺 (chuíxiánsānchǐ)