垂涎

chuíxián
  1. to drool; to salivate
  2. (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to covet; to hanker for; to crave for
  2. to covet; to hanker for; to crave for
  3. to water at the mouth; to drool

Wiktionary

  1. 流口水。
  2. 比喻极想获得。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 垂 chuí
  1. to hang (down)
  2. droop
  3. dangle
  4. bend down
  5. hand down
  6. bequeath
  7. nearly
  8. almost
  9. to approach
=2 涎 xián variant of 涎 xián
=2 涎 xián saliva

Containing this entry

垂涎三尺 chuíxiánsānchǐ
  1. to drool (over) (idiom)
  2. to yearn for
  3. to covet
  4. to crave
垂涎欲滴 chuíxiányùdī
  1. to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
  2. to hunger for
染指垂涎 rǎnzhǐchuíxián lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

Related entries

流口水 liúkǒushuǐ
  1. to drool; to salivate
  2. (fig.) to covet; to lust after