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  juk6   jyutping
  yu4   pinyin
desire; longing; wish; passion; appetite; greed; lust


is also a traditional character with other meanings as verb and adverb.
noun
Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
慾 / 欲

This word has been viewed 4857 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Oct 2010 10:42

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detail  sik6 juk6  shi2 yu4 = appetite; [粵] 開胃
detail  juk6 mong6  yu4 wang4 = desire; wish; lust
detail  cing4 juk6  qing2 yu4 = lust; sexual passion
detail  sing3 juk6  xing4 yu4 = sexual desire; libido
detail  jan4 juk6   = human desires
detail  cing1 sam1 gwaa2 juk6   = purify the mind and reduce (sexual) desire (lit., "clear mind with few desires")
detail  juk6 fo2 gung1 sam1  yu4 huo3 gong1 xin1 = to be steeped in sensual passion; to be bombarded with sexual desires
detail  zung3 juk6  zong4 yu4 = live in debauchery
detail  cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6   = the seven emotions and six desires (confuse the true nature of man)
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