染指垂涎 (rǎn zhǐ chuí xián) — lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth · Chinese · Nantoka

rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

染指垂涎 (rǎn zhǐ chuí xián) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth”.

Meanings

1lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

Characters in 染指垂涎

染rǎn · to dye 指zhǐ · finger 垂chuí · to hang (down)涎xián · saliva

Related words

指finger 指纹fingerprint 戒指(finger) ring 指控accusation 指望to count on; to hope for 感染to infect; infection 手指finger 指挥to conduct 指挥官commander 指导to guide; to direct; to instruct 指示to point out 染to dye

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