lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom); fig. to water at the mouth; to drool in anticipation
trad. 齒頰生香
Also written 齒頰生香【chǐ jiá shēng xiāng】
Characters in this word
4齿
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(bound form) tooth, (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
- Pinyin
- chǐ
- Traditional
- 齒
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 34501 of 2500
颊
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cheeks
- Pinyin
- jiá
- Traditional
- 頰
- Strokes
- 12
生
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to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born, to arise; to occur, to light (a fire), to live; to be alive, life, raw; uncooked; unprocessed, unfamiliar; strange, (bound form) student; person engaged in a field, (bound form) male role in traditional opera, (bound form) life; lifetime, (bound form) means of livelihood, (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]), (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- Pinyin
- shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1196 of 2500
香
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fragrant, sweet smelling, aromatic, savory or appetizing, (to eat) with relish, (of sleep) sound, perfume or spice, joss or incense stick, CL:根[gen1]
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5025 of 2500