垂涎三尺

chuíxiánsānchǐ
  1. to drool (over) (idiom)
  2. to yearn for
  3. to covet
  4. to crave

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

口水流下三尺長。形容非常貪饞或看見別人的東西極想據為己有。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 垂涎 chuíxián
  1. to drool; to salivate
  2. (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
2 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
3 尺 chǐ
  1. a Chinese foot
  2. one-third of a meter
  3. a ruler
  4. a tape-measure
  5. one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine

classifiers: 支, 把

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Source: Tatoeba

眷懷 juànhuái
  1. to yearn for
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  1. to covet
  2. envious
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  1. to covet
  2. envious
  3. jealous
  4. green with envy
  5. infuriated
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  1. to covet
  2. to envy
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