"水も滴る" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 水も滴る [canonical] (ruby: (みず), (したた)), mizu mo shitataru [romanization]
Etymology: Phrase consisting of 水 (mizu, “water”) + も (mo, “too”) + 滴る (shitataru, “drop”). Literally: ((someone) is so beautiful/handsome) that the water drops. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|水|も|滴る|t1=water|t2=too|t3=drop|tr1=mizu|tr2=mo|tr3=shitataru}} 水 (mizu, “water”) + も (mo, “too”) + 滴る (shitataru, “drop”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|phrase|みず も したたる}} 水(みず)も滴(したた)る • (mizu mo shitataru)
  1. to be splendidly handsome/beautiful

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