drooling; covetous; mouth-watering
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
mouth-watering; drooling with greed
neutralDescribes a strong, visible physical reaction to the sight or smell of delicious food.
Wén闻
dào到
kǎo烤
ròu肉
de的
xiāng香
wèi味
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
dōu都
chuí垂
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
。
Smelling the aroma of barbecue, the children were all drooling.
Kàn看
dào到
chú橱
chuāng窗
lǐ里
de的
jīng精
zhì致
dàn蛋
gāo糕
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
chuí垂
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
。
Seeing the exquisite cake in the shop window, he couldn't help but drool.
adjective
covetous; green with envy; itching to have
derogatoryUsed metaphorically to describe strong envy and desire to possess something (like wealth, status, or opportunities), often implying greed.
Tā他
duì对
lín邻
jū居
de的
xīn新
pǎo跑
chē车
chuí垂
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
，
zuò做
mèng梦
dōu都
xiǎng想
mǎi买
yī一
liàng辆
。
He is covetous of his neighbor's new sports car and dreams of buying one.
Jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
duì对
zhè这
xiàng项
zhuān专
lì利
jì技
shù术
zǎo早
yǐ已
chuí垂
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
。
The rival company has long been drooling over this patented technology.
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Kàn看
dào到
nà那
zhí职
wèi位
dài带
lái来
de的
hǎo好
chù处
，
tā他
chuí垂
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
，
bù不
zé择
shǒu手
duàn段
dì地
xiǎng想
yào要
dé得
dào到
tā它
。
Seeing the benefits of that position, he was green with envy and wanted to get it by any means necessary.