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流口水

Mandarin · pinyin liú kǒu shuǐ

to drool; to salivate
(fig.) to covet; to lust after

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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2–3–3 · liu2 kou3 shui3

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lau4 hau2 seoi2

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verb

(literal) to drool; to dribble; to salivate
(figurative) to covet; to hanker for

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