垂涎三尺

垂
涎
三
尺
to drool (over) (idiom) / to yearn for / to covet / to crave

Characters and words in 垂涎三尺

垂
chuí = chu + ei2
to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach
垂 = 壬 + 工 + 工 : The cat o' nine tails (壬) has been chasing Chantal Chicken (chu) all around the Eiffel Tower. In the kitchen (ei2) there is a weeping willow (垂, 垂柳) on which Chantal Chicken sits. Next to the willow, the cat o' nine tails is approaching. Both of them are holding a steel beam (工) in their hands to use as sword in their final encounter.
垂
涎
to water at the mouth / to drool
涎
㳄
xián = xi + an2
variant of 涎[xian2]
涎
xián = xi + an2
saliva
三
sa̅n = s + an1
three / 3
三 = 一 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: a Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.

Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the ants. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) ants stop to watch the performance.
尺
chě = ch + e3
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
尺
chǐ = ch + Ø3
a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
尺 = ㇏ + 尸 : Charlie Chaplin and a ghost found a big finger in the space station. They measure it using a tape-measure.

Words with 垂涎三尺

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Sentences with 垂涎三尺

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