See 垂涎三尺 on Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to drool for 3 feet",
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"glosses": [
"to drool (over); to yearn for (certain food or an item); to covet"
],
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"drool",
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"yearn",
"yearn"
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"covet",
"covet"
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"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "chánxiányùdī",
"word": "饞涎欲滴／馋涎欲滴"
},
{
"roman": "chánxiányùdī",
"word": "饞涎欲滴"
},
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"roman": "chánxiányùdī",
"word": "馋涎欲滴"
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"zh-pron": "chuíxiánsānchǐ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ"
},
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"zh-pron": "seoi⁴ jin⁴ saam¹ cek³"
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"zh-pron": "chuíxiánsānchǐ"
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"zh-pron": "chuéisiánsanchǐh"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "chʻui²-hsien²-san¹-chʻih³"
},
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chwéi-syán-sān-chř"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chweishyansanchyy"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чуйсяньсаньчи"
},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "čujsjanʹsanʹči"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "sèuih yìhn sāam chek"
},
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"zh-pron": "soey⁴ jin⁴ saam¹ tsek⁸"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "sêu⁴ yin⁴ sam¹ cég³"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɵy̯²¹ jiːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɵy̯²¹ jiːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/"
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"word": "垂涎三尺"
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"literal_meaning": "to drool for 3 feet",
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"to drool (over); to yearn for (certain food or an item); to covet"
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"yearn",
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"zh-pron": "chuíxiánsānchǐ"
},
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
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"zh-pron": "seoi⁴ jin⁴ saam¹ cek³"
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"zh-pron": "chuíxiánsānchǐ"
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"zh-pron": "chuéisiánsanchǐh"
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"zh-pron": "chʻui²-hsien²-san¹-chʻih³"
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"Mandarin",
"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "chwéi-syán-sān-chř"
},
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chweishyansanchyy"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чуйсяньсаньчи"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "čujsjanʹsanʹči"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "sèuih yìhn sāam chek"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "soey⁴ jin⁴ saam¹ tsek⁸"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "sêu⁴ yin⁴ sam¹ cég³"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɵy̯²¹ jiːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
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"ipa": "/sɵy̯²¹ jiːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
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"roman": "chánxiányùdī",
"word": "饞涎欲滴／馋涎欲滴"
},
{
"roman": "chánxiányùdī",
"word": "饞涎欲滴"
},
{
"roman": "chánxiányùdī",
"word": "馋涎欲滴"
}
],
"word": "垂涎三尺"
}
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