垂涎三尺
Chinese
three | a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale | |||
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trad. (垂涎三尺) | 垂涎 | 三 | 尺 | |
simp. #(垂涎三尺) | 垂涎 | 三 | 尺 | |
Literally: “to drool for 3 feet”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuéisiánsanchǐh
- Wade–Giles: chʻui2-hsien2-san1-chʻih3
- Yale: chwéi-syán-sān-chř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweishyansanchyy
- Palladius: чуйсяньсаньчи (čujsjanʹsanʹči)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3
- Yale: sèuih yìhn sāam chek
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey4 jin4 saam1 tsek8
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu4 yin4 sam1 cég3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯²¹ jiːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 垂涎三尺