xián
涎
saliva; drool
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
saliva; spit; drool
literaryLiterary and formal term for oral saliva, often used in fixed phrases and idioms.
Tā他
kàn看
dào到
měi美
shí食
jiù就
chuí垂
xián涎
sān三
chǐ尺
。
He was so greedy for the delicious food that his mouth watered.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
kǒu口
jiǎo角
liú流
xián涎
，
kě可
néng能
shì是
zhǎng长
yá牙
le了
。
The child is drooling at the corner of his mouth, probably teething.
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Zhè这
dào道
hóng红
shāo烧
ròu肉
ràng让
rén人
kàn看
le了
jiù就
xián涎
shuǐ水
zhí直
liú流
。
Looking at this braised pork makes one's mouth water nonstop.
Chán馋
xián涎
yù欲
dī滴
shì是
xíng形
róng容
rén人
fēi非
cháng常
xiǎng想
chī吃
mǒu某
yàng样
dōng东
xi西
。
"Chán xián yù dī" describes someone who is extremely eager to eat something.
Māo猫
wén闻
dào到
yú鱼
xīng腥
wèi味
jiù就
liú流
qǐ起
xián涎
lái来
。
The cat started drooling when it smelled the fishy smell.