mouth watering with greed; drooling with desire
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesidiom
mouth watering with greed; drooling with desire
Literal meaning, describing a person's reaction to delicious-looking food.
Kàn看
zhe着
gāng刚
chū出
lú炉
de的
kǎo烤
yā鸭
，
tā他
chán馋
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
。
Looking at the freshly roasted duck, he was drooling with desire.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
duì对
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
de的
táng糖
guǒ果
dàn蛋
gāo糕
chán馋
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
。
The children were drooling at the candy and cake on the table.
idiom
extremely envious; covetous; longing for something intensely
Figurative meaning, used to describe intense desire or envy for things other than food, such as money, power, or opportunities.
Tā他
duì对
péng朋
you友
de的
xīn新
pǎo跑
chē车
chán馋
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
。
He was drooling with envy over his friend's new sports car.
Tīng听
shuō说
gōng公
sī司
yào要
fēn分
hóng红
lì利
，
gǔ股
dōng东
men们
dōu都
chán馋
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
。
Hearing that the company was going to distribute dividends, all the shareholders were drooling with anticipation.
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Shōu收
cáng藏
jiā家
kàn看
dào到
zhè这
fú幅
míng名
huà画
，
bù不
jīn禁
chán馋
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
。
The collector couldn't help but drool with desire when he saw this famous painting.