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垂
涎
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Jyutping
seoi4 jin4
Pinyin
chuí xián
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to water at the mouth
to drool
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
流口水;比喻真係好想得到某樣嘢
to salivate over something; metaphor for greed or immoral desire
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to water at the mouth; to drool
verb, figuratively
to covet; to hanker for; to crave for
(syn.) 覬覦, 觊觎
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
垂涎
垂涎
drooling (metaphor for greed)
Cantonese
只要谂到妈妈煮嘅排骨,就足以令我垂涎三尺。
只要諗到媽媽煮嘅排骨,就足以令我垂涎三尺。
zi2 jiu3 nam2 dou3 maa4 maa1 zyu2 ge3 paai4 gwat1, zau6 zuk1 ji5 ling6 ngo5 seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3.
When I thought of my mother's pork ribs, I will feel hungry.