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貪婪無厭

简 贪婪无厌 · 繁 貪婪無厭
Mandarin · pinyin tān lán wú yàn

Meanings

  1. avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
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Characters in this entry

貪
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婪
lán · covet; covetous, avaricious
無
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厭
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贪
tān · be greedy, covet; covetous
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
厌
yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate
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1–2–2–4 · tan1 lan2 wu2 yan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

taam1 laam4 mou4 jim3

Cantonese word readings for 貪婪無厭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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taam1 laam4 mou4 jim3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) avaricious; greedy; not able to settle for less

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