saliva; spittle; drool
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
saliva; spittle; drool
dialectUsed in dialects to refer to saliva, often implying excess or involuntary flow. More colloquial and regional than 口水 or 唾液.
Yīng婴
ér儿
shuì睡
zháo着
le了
，
xián涎
shuǐ水
liú流
zài在
zhěn枕
tou头
shàng上
。
The baby fell asleep, and drool flowed onto the pillow.
Tā他
chán馋
de得
zhí直
liú流
xián涎
shuǐ水
。
He was so greedy that he kept drooling.
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Lǎo老
rén人
zuǐ嘴
jiǎo角
guà挂
zhe着
xián涎
shuǐ水
。
The old man had saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth.