染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

to covet; to try to grab a share

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
染 rǎn HSK 4
to dye; to contaminate; to catch (a disease)
指 zhǐ HSK 4
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger
垂 chuí HSK 6
to hang (down); droop; dangle
涎 xián
saliva; variant of 涎xián