垂涎三尺 in English chui2 xian2 san1 chi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to drool (over) (idiomatic expression)
  • to yearn for
  • to covet
  • to crave

Simplified Characters

垂 涎 三 尺

Traditional Characters

垂 涎 三 尺

Pinyin

chui2 xian2 san1 chi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

垂chui2to hang (down) 涎xian2variant of 涎[xian2] 三san1surname San 尺chi3one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]