欲
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Definitions
- 1. desire
- 2. appetite
- 3. passion
- 4. lust
- 5. greed
Words Containing 欲
desire; longing; appetite; craving
tottering
to follow one's heart's desires
appetite
to give way to one's beastly lust
cupidity
cupidity
blinded by greed (idiom)
oral stage (psychology)
desire for good food
lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
lust
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
almost
whatever you like
to be keen to ...
sexual desire
orgasm
to follow lustful desires
lust
to intend to
to wish one were dead (idiom)
(idiom) insatiably greedy
lust
burning with desire
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
drowsy
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)
to anxiously await
lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
obsessed by a craving for power
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
sex-crazed woman
desire
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
In order to capture, one must let loose.
to desire
ocean of lust (Buddhist term)
wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
heartbroken
Kama Sutra
want to stop but can't (idiom)
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
to want to say sth but then hesitate
(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yù sù zé bù dá]
desire for knowledge
to sate one's lust
sexual object
lust
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence
to do whatever one pleases
the world of material desires (Buddhism)
material desire
beastly desire
to be so in pain as to not want to live
to suppress desire
asceticism
selfish desire
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
to indulge in debauchery
carnal desire
anal stage (psychology)
sexual desire
to begin to stir (idiom)
greed
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
to have a splitting headache (idiom)
lit. storm clouds approach
see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chán xián yù dī]
lit. to drool with desire (idiom)