tān

greedy, covet; covetous

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

杯 tān bēi to drink in excess
求 tān qiú to pursue greedily; to crave
求無厭 tān qiú wú yàn insatiably greedy (idiom)
汙腐化 tān wū fǔ huà corruption
污 tān wū to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
污腐敗 tān wū fǔ bài corruption
瀆 tān dú (of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty
猥無厭 tān wěi wú yàn avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
玩 tān wán to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck
腐 tān fǔ corruption
色 tān sè greedy for sex; given to lust for women
財 tān cái to be greedy in getting money
賄無藝 tān huì wú yì greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption
贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
鄙 tān bǐ to be avaricious and mean
食 tān shí greedy; glutton
饞 tān chán gluttonous; greedy; insatiable; avid
起早黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late