(xián) — saliva (formal/literary)

定義

Formal/literary word for 'saliva'. Most often appears in the set phrases 垂涎三尺 (to drool with desire) and 流涎 (to drool); the everyday word is 口水.

noun
saliva (formal/literary)

例文

  • Tā kàn jiàn měi shí jiù chuí xián sān chǐ.
    He drools over delicious food (lit. 'drools three feet').
  • Zhè zhǒng bìng huì dǎo zhì liú xián bù zhǐ.
    This disease can cause continuous drooling.
  • Yīng ér shuì jiào shí cháng cháng liú xián.
    Babies often drool when they sleep.

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