流口水

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

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to covet; to hanker for
  2. (literal) to drool; to dribble; to salivate
  3. to covet; to hanker for
  4. to drool; to dribble; to salivate

Wiktionary

  1. 唾液從口中流出來。
  2. 看見喜歡的人或東西所產生的生理現象。形容對某物極喜愛、希望能得到。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 流 liú
  1. to flow
  2. to disseminate
  3. to circulate or spread
  4. to move or drift
  5. to degenerate
  6. to banish or send into exile
  7. stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. class, rate or grade
2 口水 kǒushuǐ saliva

Related entries

垂涎 chuíxián
  1. to drool; to salivate
  2. (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
梭羅垂涎於這種植物強壯的紫色莖稈，將其製成藤條，而知更鳥則以深紅色汁液的漿果為食。

Thoreau coveted the plant's strong purple stalk for a cane, and the robins eat its dark crimson-juiced berries.

Source: Tatoeba