染指垂涎

Mandarin · pinyin rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

Meanings

  1. lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
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染
rǎn · dye; be contagious; infect
指
zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
垂
chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
涎
xián · saliva
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3–3–2–2 · ran3 zhi3 chui2 xian2

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jim5 zi2 seoi4 jin4

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染指垂涎 · ran3 zhi3 chui2 xian2
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Exact source record染指垂涎 染指垂涎 [ran3 zhi3 chui2 xian2] /lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth/