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noun
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intermediate

saliva

A liquid formed in the mouth to help with digestion and keep the inside of the mouth from becoming dry.

Idioms

침 발라 놓다

apply one's saliva to something

To mark something as one's own or have it in one's mind.

침(을) 뱉다

spit saliva

To despise and disdain someone regarding him/her as cheap and nasty.

침(을) 삼키다[흘리다]

swallow[shed] one's saliva

To be very eager to have or eat something.

침이 마르다

have one's saliva dry up

To repeatedly talk about someone or something.

침(을) 튀기다

spray one's saliva

To speak in an enthusiastic manner.