24 results for 欲*

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  1. desire; longing; appetite; craving

    trad. 慾望

Also written 慾望【yù wàng】

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desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed

欲火焚身yù huǒ fén shēn

burning with desire

欲火yù huǒ

lust

欲求yù qiú

to desire; wants; appetites

欲仙欲死yù xiān yù sǐ

to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)

欲罢不能yù bà bù néng

want to stop but can't (idiom); to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue

欲女yù nǚ

sex-crazed woman

欲念yù niàn

desire

欲海yù hǎi

ocean of lust (Buddhist term); worldly desires

欲滴yù dī

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

欲经Yù jīng

Kama Sutra

欲绝yù jué

heartbroken; inconsolable

欲取姑与yù qǔ gū yǔ

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

欲取姑予yù qǔ gū yǔ

variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4 qu3 gu1 yu3]

欲壑难填yù hè nán tián

(idiom) insatiably greedy

欲振乏力yù zhèn fá lì

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

欲擒故纵yù qín gù zòng

In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

欲益反损yù yì fǎn sǔn

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

欲盖弥彰yù gài mí zhāng

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

欲言又止yù yán yòu zhǐ

to want to say sth but then hesitate

欲速则不达yù sù zé bù dá

(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed

欲速而不达yù sù ér bù dá

see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2]

欲加之罪,何患无辞yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí

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; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.