垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3
- to drool (over) (idiom)
- to yearn for
- to covet
- to crave
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垂
- 垂直 chuí zhí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊ seoi4 zik6 perpendicular; vertical
- 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
- 下垂 xià chuí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ haa6 seoi4 to droop
- 低垂 dī chuí ㄉㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ dai1 seoi4 to droop
- 垂下 chuí xià ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ seoi4 haa6 to hang down
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- 垂危 chuí wēi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟ seoi4 ngai4 close to death
- 垂垂 chuí chuí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ seoi4 seoi4 gradually
- 垂幕 chuí mù ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄨˋ seoi4 mok6 canopy
- 垂念 chuí niàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ seoi4 nim6 (courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)
- 垂感 chuí gǎn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄢˇ seoi4 gam2 drape effect (fashion)
- 垂挂 垂掛 chuí guà ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ seoi4 gwaa3 to hang down
- 垂柳 chuí liǔ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ seoi4 lau5 weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 垂死 chuí sǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇ seoi4 sei2 dying
- 垂泣 chuí qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 jap1 to shed tears
- 垂涎 chuí xián ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ seoi4 jin4 to drool; to salivate
- 垂泪 垂淚 chuí lèi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄟˋ seoi4 leoi6 to shed tears
- 垂范 垂範 chuí fàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄢˋ seoi4 faan6 (literary) to set a shining example (for one's subordinates or future generations)
- 垂线 垂線 chuí xiàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ seoi4 sin3 (math.) perpendicular line
- 垂老 chuí lǎo ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ seoi4 lou5 approaching old age
- 垂钓 垂釣 chuí diào ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ seoi4 diu3 angling
涎
- 垂涎 chuí xián ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ seoi4 jin4 to drool; to salivate
- 流涎 liú xián ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ lau4 jin4 (literary) to salivate; to drool; (fig.) to crave sth hungrily
- 涎水 xián shuǐ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ jin4 seoi2 saliva
- 涎沫 xián mò ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ jin4 mut6 spittle
- 黏涎 nián xian ㄋㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄢ nim1 jin4 saliva; slobber
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- 黏涎子 nián xián zi ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄗ nim1 jin4 zi2 saliva
- 龙涎香 龍涎香 lóng xián xiāng ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ lung4 jin4 hoeng1 ambergris
- 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ seoi4 jin4 juk6 dik6 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
- 染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián ㄖㄢˇ ㄓˇ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jim5 zi2 seoi4 jin4 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
- 馋涎欲垂 饞涎欲垂 chán xián yù chuí ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ see 馋涎欲滴
- 馋涎欲滴 饞涎欲滴 chán xián yù dī ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ caam4 jin4 juk6 dik6 lit. to drool with desire (idiom)
三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
尺
- 公尺 gōng chǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ gung1 cek3 (Tw) meter (unit of length)
- 尺子 chǐ zi ㄔˇ ˙ㄗ cek3 zi2 ruler (measuring instrument)
- 尺寸 chǐ cun ㄔˇ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ cek3 cyun3 size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
- 尺度 chǐ dù ㄔˇ ㄉㄨˋ cek3 dou6 scale
- 卡尺 kǎ chǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄔˇ kaa1 cek3 calipers
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- 卷尺 juǎn chǐ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄔˇ gyun2 cek3 tape measure (usu. retractable)
- 咫尺 zhǐ chǐ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ zi2 cek3 (literary) very close; very near
- 塞尺 sāi chǐ ㄙㄞ ㄔˇ coi3 cek3 feeler gauge
- 尺八 chǐ bā ㄔˇ ㄅㄚ cek3 baat3 shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
- 尺牍 尺牘 chǐ dú ㄔˇ ㄉㄨˊ (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
- 尺码 尺碼 chǐ mǎ ㄔˇ ㄇㄚˇ cek3 maa5 size
- 尺素 chǐ sù ㄔˇ ㄙㄨˋ cek3 sou3 (literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
- 尺蠖 chǐ huò ㄔˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ cek3 wok6 looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae
- 尺规 尺規 chǐ guī ㄔˇ ㄍㄨㄟ cek3 kwai1 ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
- 尺骨 chǐ gǔ ㄔˇ ㄍㄨˇ cek3 gwat1 ulna (anatomy)
- 市尺 shì chǐ ㄕˋ ㄔˇ si5 cek3 chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
- 探尺 tàn chǐ ㄊㄢˋ ㄔˇ taam3 cek3 dipstick
- 折尺 摺尺 zhé chǐ ㄓㄜˊ ㄔˇ zip3 cek3 folding ruler
- 曲尺 qū chǐ ㄑㄩ ㄔˇ kuk1 cek3 set square (tool to measure right angles)
- 标尺 標尺 biāo chǐ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄔˇ biu1 cek3 surveyor's rod