We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「涎臉涎皮」, explained below.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「涎臉涎皮」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
To smile with a frivolous face; to shamelessly get involved with others. Same as “drooling face”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xián liǎn xián pí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin4 lim5 yin4 pei4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

