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  taam1   jyutping
  tan1   pinyin
[1] covet; hanker after; crave for
[2] embezzle; practise graft; be corrupt
[3] have an insatiable desire for


verb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#154)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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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detail  taam1 sam1  tan1 xin1 = greedy
detail  taam1 wu1  tan1 wu1 = corruption
detail  taam1 dak1 ji3   = curious; not serious
detail  taam1 tau4   = bait, inducement
detail 便  taam1 fong1 bin6   = a mindset that would lead one to cut corners (i.e., wanting convenience)
detail 便  taam1 pin4 ji4   = to covet; to be greedy (of gain)
detail  taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6 dik1 gun1 jyun4   = corrupt officials
detail  taam1 sik6   = [adj] gluttonous
detail  taam1 leng3   = to have a desire for beautiful things
detail  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)

Showing 1 example containing 貪
detail 先至唔好貪口爽
Tell me only if it is true, don't say it for the mere fun of it.

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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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