垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to drool (over) (idiom)
  2. to yearn for
  3. to covet
  4. to crave

CHARACTERS

垂 chuí
HSK 6
let down; suspend, hand; down
涎 xián saliva
三 sān
HSK 1
three
尺 chǐ
HSK 5
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'