Taiwan Mandarin

WordTaiwan frequency #28,175

垂涎

chuí xián·ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

“drool; covet, eagerly desire something”

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chuí·ㄔㄨㄟˊ

To hang down; droop; bend down; hand down or bequeath; nearly or almost; to approach; about to approach.

xián·ㄒㄧㄢˊ

Saliva; mucus; to covet; to be shameless.

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垂直chuízhí·ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊvertical; perpendicular; at a right angle to a surface or line; upright orientation; in computing, vertical integration or vertical industry