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欲 (慾)

yù

Definition

desire
appetite
passion
lust
greed

Character Decomposition

Related words (44)

sex-crazed woman

desire

desire; wish; lust; yearn; longing; appetite; craving; sexual desire

ocean of lust (Buddhist term); worldly desires

(suffix) replete (with moisture); glistening; plump and tender; lovely; alluring

lust

heartbroken; inconsolable

yù huǒ fén shēn

burning with desire

欲速则不达

yù sù zé bù dá

(lit.) to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed; don't try to run before you can walk

欲速而不达

yù sù ér bù dá

(lit.) to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed; also written 慾速則不達|欲速则不达

beastly desire

almost; nearly going to

cupidity

lust

sexual desire; lust

to follow lustful desires

lust; desire; sensual

to sate one's lust

lust

material desire; craving for material things

to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism

selfish desire

to indulge in debauchery

carnal desire

sexual desire; lust

greed; avarice; rapacious; avid

appetite

cupidity

oral stage (psychology)

desire for knowledge

anal stage (psychology)

yī chěng shòu yù

to give way to one's beastly lust

wéi suǒ yù wéi

to do whatever one pleases

cóng xīn suǒ yù

whatever you like; to do as one pleases

kǒu fù zhī yù

desire for good food

xìng yù gāo cháo

orgasm

yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering; on the verge of collapse

wàng yǎn yù chuān

to anxiously await

quán yù xūn xīn

obsessed by a craving for power; power hungry

xiè yù gōng jù

sexual object

wù yù shì jiè

the world of material desires (Buddhism)

tòng bù yù shēng

to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

jìn yù zhǔ yì

asceticism

chán xián yù chuí

see 馋涎欲滴

Idioms (23)

yù xiān yù sǐ

to wish one were dead (idiom); (fig.) to be in seventh heaven

yù qǔ gū yǔ

to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)

yù hè nán tián

bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed; carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment

yù zhèn fá lì

to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)

yù yì fǎn sǔn

wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears.

yù gài mí zhāng

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

yù bà bù néng

to want to stop but can't (idiom); to try to stop but cannot; (to be) unable to resist; impossible to resist; to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue; can't help carrying on

lì yù xūn xīn

blinded by greed (idiom)

hū zhī yù chū

(lit.) ready to appear at the call (idiom); (fig.) on the verge of coming out into the open; (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed; (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed

pēn bó yù chū

to be on the verge of eruption (idiom); (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance

chuí xián yù dī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for

tóu tòng yù liè

to have a splitting headache (idiom)

wǒ zuì yù mián

(lit.) I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom); (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)

hūn hūn yù shuì

drowsy; sleepy (idiom)

chàng suǒ yù yán

(lit.) fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to hold forth to one's heart's content

qióng shē jí yù

to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance

chǔn chǔn yù dòng

to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening

yuè yuè yù shì

to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)

suí xīn suǒ yù

to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom)

zhèn ěr yù lóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

fēng yǔ yù lái

(lit.) storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead (idiom)

chán xián yù dī

(lit.) to drool with desire (idiom); (fig.) to hunger for; greedy

树欲静而风不止

shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ

(lit.) the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom); (fig.) the world changes, whether you want it or not

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