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齒頰生香

简齿颊生香 · 繁齒頰生香

Mandarin · pinyin chǐ jiá shēng xiāng

lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
fig. to water at the mouth
to drool in anticipation

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211
颊: jiá · cheeks, jaw

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3–2–1–1 · chi3 jia2 sheng1 xiang1

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