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[1] covet; hanker after; crave for [2] embezzle; practise graft; be corrupt [3] have an insatiable desire for Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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貪 / 贪 | ||
This word has been viewed 7564 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Mar 2014 04:37 |
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貪心 taam1 sam1 = greedy 貪污 taam1 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 粵 貪錢 taam1 cin4*2 = [adj] to be greedy (for money) See all 33 compounds (CantoDict reports 31 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |
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Showing 1 example containing 貪 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. |