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婪
làn
1. Greedy for wealth and possessions.
贪爱财物。
2. Greed for wealth: greedy (贪~), indulged in pleasure (~酣).
贪爱财物:贪~。~酣。
3. The original meaning: Gluttonous.
【本义】:贪食
4. Character formation principle: Phono-semantic compound, composed of "女" (woman) and "林" (forest sound).
【造字法】:形声。从女,林声。
5. Same as the original meaning ([En.] greedy).
同本义 ([En.] greedy)
引
1. From "Shuōwén": 婪 means greedy.
《说文》:婪,贪也。
2. From "Zuo Zhuan, Zhaogong Year 28": Greed is insatiable.
《左传·昭公二十八年》:贪惏无厌。
3. From "Chuci, Li Sao": Everyone competes and is greedy, chasing without ever tiring. Note: "Loving wealth is called greedy, devouring is called 肪."
《楚辞·离骚》:众皆竞进而贪婪兮,冯不厌乎求索。 注:“爱财曰贪,爱食曰婪。”
4. From Han Yu's "Then the Moon eclipses": Greedily indulging with a big belly after a meal.
韩愈《月蚀诗效玉·川子作》:婪酣大肚遭一饱。
5. From "Tangyin Guqian": When a banquet turns to the last round, it indicates humility.
《唐音癸签》:澄当婪尾,则知婪为自谦之辞。
6. From "Zuo Zhuan, Zhaogong Year 28": Greed is insatiable.
《左传·昭公二十八年》:贪婪无餍。
例
1. Examples include: greedy acquisition (婪取), excessively greedy (婪沓), corrupt officials (婪官), greedy drinking (婪酣), and being corrupt and illegal (婪肆).
又如:婪取(贪婪索取);婪沓(贪婪);婪官(贪官);婪酣(贪婪饮食);婪肆(贪赃不法)
名
1. An ancient term for a round of drinking (turn). For example: 会 (turn of drinks), and in the Tang Dynasty, the last round of drinks was called "婪尾酒" (tail round drink).
古称行酒一巡 (【英】:turn)。如:婪尾(酒巡至末尾);婪尾酒(唐代称宴饮时酒巡至末座为婪尾酒)