垂涎三尺

Chinese

		to water at the mouth; to drool; to covet to water at the mouth; to drool; to covet; to hanker for; to crave for	three	a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
trad. (垂涎三尺)		垂涎	三	尺
simp. ^#(垂涎三尺)		垂涎	三	尺
Literally: “to drool for 3 feet”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuíxiánsānchǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢㄔˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁴ jin⁴ saam¹ cek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuíxiánsānchǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢㄔˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuéisiánsanchǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻui²-hsien²-san¹-chʻih³
  - Yale: chwéi-syán-sān-chř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweishyansanchyy
  - Palladius: чуйсяньсаньчи (čujsjanʹsanʹči)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁴ jin⁴ saam¹ cek³
  - Yale: sèuih yìhn sāam chek
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ jin⁴ saam¹ tsek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ yin⁴ sam¹ cég³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ jiːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/

Idiom

垂涎三尺

to drool (over); to yearn for (certain food or an item); to covet

Synonyms

饞涎欲滴／馋涎欲滴 (chánxiányùdī)

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