粵

垂seoi4涎jin4

seoi4 jin4chuí xián

English

  1. to drool; to salivate
  2. (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
  3. to salivate over something; metaphor for greed or immoral desire

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 流口水;比喻真係好想得到某樣嘢

Examples

  • 梭羅垂涎於這種植物強壯的紫色莖稈,將其製成藤條,而知更鳥則以深紅色汁液的漿果為食。

    Thoreau coveted the plant's strong purple stalk for a cane, and the robins eat its dark crimson-juiced berries.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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