Chinese Character 貪 (taam1 | tan4 tan1 ) : [1] [v] desire for more than one's rightful s

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貪
taam1 tan4 tan1
[1] [v] desire for more than one's rightful share; greedy; covet; covetous [2] [v] hope for; wish for; probe for; search for Stroke count: 11 Level: 3 Radical: (#154) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
貪 / 贪
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008
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貪心 taam1 sam1 tan1 xin1 = greedy 貪污 taam1 wu1 tan1 wu1 = corruption 貪得意 taam1 dak1 ji3 = curious; not serious 粵貪頭 taam1 tau4 = bait, inducement 貪方便 taam1 fong1 bin6 = a mindset that would lead one to cut corners (i.e., wanting convenience) 貪便宜 taam1 pin4 ji4 = to covet; to be greedy (of gain) 貪污腐敗的官員 taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6 dik1 gun1 jyun4 = corrupt officials 國貪食 taam1 sik6 = [adj] gluttonous 貪靚 taam1 leng3 = to have a desire for beautiful things (e.g., expensive clothing) 貪錢 taam1 cin4*2 = [adj] to be greedy (for money) See all 26 compounds
Showing 1 example containing 貪你係先至講，唔好貪口爽喎粵 edit Tell me only if it is true, don't say it for the mere fun of it. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 貪
Unicode code for this character: U+8CAA (off-site link)

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