tān

greedy, covet; covetous

DEFINITIONS

  • greedy, covet
  • covetous
  • to have a voracious desire for
  • to covet
  • greedy
  • corrupt

WORDS

fǎn tān anti-corruption (policy)
污 fǎn tān wū anticorruption
腐 fǎn tān fǔ anti-corruption
好酒杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi fond of the bottle (idiom)
驁詐 jié tān ào zhà brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)
占 tān zhàn to misappropriate
吃 tān chī gluttonous; voracious
吃者 tān chī zhě glutton
吃鬼 tān chī guǐ glutton; chowhound
嘴 tān zuǐ gluttonous
圖 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame)
多嚼不爛 tān duō jiáo bù làn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
天之功 tān tiān zhī gōng to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
婪 tān lán avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
婪是萬惡之源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán Greed is the root of all evil.
婪無厭 tān lán wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
官 tān guān corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin
官污吏 tān guān wū lì grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)
得無厭 tān dé wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
得無饜 tān dé wú yàn variant of 貪得無厭|贪得无厌[tan1 de2 wu2 yan4]
心 tān xīn greedy
心不足 tān xīn bù zú avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
慾 tān yù greed; avarice; rapacious; avid
戀 tān liàn to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
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