drool with envy
Salivating three feet, a Chinese idiom, pronounced Chu í Xi á ns ā NCH ǐ, refers to the mouth with three feet of saliva, describes the mouth to the extreme. Also describes the extreme envy, want to own. From Zhao ziyue.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 3 of Zhao Zi Yue written by Lao She: "there is a little black and white dog sitting in front of him. He wants to eat some sweet potatoes, whiskers and skin."
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning. It is used to describe people's red eyes when they see other people's things
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] salivating, greedy [antonym] dismissive, as if worn-out shoes
drool with envy
one 's power has been transferred into the hands of others - dà quán páng luò
as beautiful as the jade ornament of a cap -- a handsome man - měi rú guān yù
become a custom through long time usage - xiāng yán chéng xí