垂涎

Chinese

to hang (down); droop; dangle
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
 
saliva; shamelessly
trad. (垂涎)
simp. #(垂涎)

Pronunciation


Verb

垂涎

  1. to water at the mouth; to drool
  2. (figurative) to covet; to hanker for; to crave for

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 6
せん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

(すい) (sui, to drip) + (せん) (sen, saliva).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いぜん [sùízéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [sɨizẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

垂涎(すいぜん) • (suizen (alternative reading: すいせん (suisen), (customary) すいえん (suien))

  1. slavering
  2. (figuratively) desiring to possess something

Verb

垂涎(すいぜん)する • (suizen surusuru (stem 垂涎(すいぜん) (suizen shi), past 垂涎(すいぜん)した (suizen shita)) (alternative reading: すいせん (suisen), (customary) すいえん

  1. water at the mouth
  2. desire to possess something

Conjugation