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垂涎三尺
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Idiom
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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to
water
at the
mouth
; to
drool
; to
covet
to
water
at the
mouth
; to
drool
; to
covet
; to
hanker
for; to
crave
for
three
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
trad.
(
垂涎三尺
)
垂涎
三
尺
simp.
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(
垂涎三尺
)
垂涎
三
尺
Literally:
“to drool for 3 feet”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
chuíxiánsānchǐ
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
seoi
4
jin
4
saam
1
cek
3
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
chuíxiánsānchǐ
Zhuyin
:
ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
chuéisiánsanchǐh
Wade–Giles
:
chʻui
2
-hsien
2
-san
1
-chʻih
3
Yale
:
chwéi-syán-sān-chř
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
chweishyansanchyy
Palladius
:
чуйсяньсаньчи
(čujsjanʹsanʹči)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
seoi
4
jin
4
saam
1
cek
3
Yale
:
sèuih yìhn s
ā
am chek
Cantonese Pinyin
:
soey
4
jin
4
saam
1
tsek
8
Guangdong Romanization
:
sêu
4
yin
4
sam
1
cég
3
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/sɵy̯
²¹
jiːn
²¹
saːm
⁵⁵
t͡sʰɛːk̚³/
Idiom
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垂涎三尺
to
drool
(over); to
yearn
for (certain food or an item); to
covet
Synonyms
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饞涎欲滴
/
馋涎欲滴
(
chánxiányùdī
)