貪 tān

greedy, covet; covetous

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

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