To drool with desire or greed; to have one's mouth water; to intensely crave something, especially food.
看到桌上摆满了香气扑鼻的美食，他不禁馋涎欲垂
Seeing the table laden with fragrant delicacies, he couldn't help but drool with desire.
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Ancient
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During the Song Dynasty, Su Shi had a deep friendship with Sun Jue, the prefect of Wuxing, and they often composed poetry together.
In the fifth year of Xining (1072), Su Shi wrote a poem titled 'A Playful Farewell Poem to Elder Shen upon Leaving for Huzhou' (将之湖州戏赠莘老). In this poem, he vividly praised the local delicacies of Huzhou, writing: 'The Gu Zhu tea sprouts are whiter than teeth, the Meixi papayas are redder than cheeks. The sliced fish of Wu children is so thin it seems to fly; before I even depart, I already feel my mouth watering (馋涎欲垂).'
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