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飽暖思淫欲,飢寒起盜心 饱暖思淫欲,饥寒起盗心 [bao3 nuan3 si1 yin2 yu4 , ji1 han2 qi3 dao4 xin1] /lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)/ 4203 1
悲痛欲絕 悲痛欲绝 [[bei1tong4-yu4jue2]] /(idiom) to be overcome with grief/ 155 2
饞涎欲垂 馋涎欲垂 [chan2 xian2 yu4 chui2] /see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1]/ 5019 1
饞涎欲滴 馋涎欲滴 [chan2 xian2 yu4 di1] /lit. to drool with desire (idiom)/fig. to hunger for/greedy/ 5019 1
暢所欲言 畅所欲言 [chang4 suo3 yu4 yan2] /lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic/to hold forth to one's heart's content/ 5749 1
垂涎欲滴 垂涎欲滴 [chui2 xian2 yu4 di1] /to drool with desire (idiom); to envy/to hunger for/ 6331 1
蠢蠢欲動 蠢蠢欲动 [chun3 chun3 yu4 dong4] /to begin to stir (idiom)/to get restless/to become threatening/ 5076 1
從心所欲 从心所欲 [cong2 xin1 suo3 yu4] /whatever you like/to do as one pleases/ 6871 1
風雨欲來 风雨欲来 [feng1 yu3 yu4 lai2] /lit. storm clouds approach/troubles lie ahead (idiom)/ 6105 1
肛欲期 肛欲期 [gang1 yu4 qi1] /anal stage (psychology)/ 4787 1
工欲善其事,必先利其器 工欲善其事,必先利其器 [gong1 yu4 shan4 qi2 shi4 , bi4 xian1 li4 qi2 qi4] /To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job/ 5749 1
呼之欲出 呼之欲出 [hu1 zhi1 yu4 chu1] /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/ 3805 1
昏昏欲睡 昏昏欲睡 [hun1 hun1 yu4 shui4] /drowsy/sleepy (idiom)/ 5612 1
幾欲 几欲 [ji1 yu4] /almost/nearly going to/ 5739 1
急欲 急欲 [ji2 yu4] /to be keen to .../to be anxious to .../ 3172 1
己所不欲,勿施於人 己所不欲,勿施于人 [ji3 suo3 bu4 yu4 , wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2] /What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)/Do as you would be done by./Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you./ 5678 1
禁慾 禁欲 [jin4 yu4] /to suppress desire/self-restraint/asceticism/ 5749 1
禁慾主義 禁欲主义 [jin4 yu4 zhu3 yi4] /asceticism/ 7032 1
口腹之慾 口腹之欲 [kou3 fu4 zhi1 yu4] /desire for good food/ 5322 1
口欲期 口欲期 [kou3 yu4 qi1] /oral stage (psychology)/ 4786 1
利慾 利欲 [li4 yu4] /cupidity/ 5749 1
利慾心 利欲心 [li4 yu4 xin1] /cupidity/ 5749 1
利慾薰心 利欲熏心 [li4 yu4 xun1 xin1] /blinded by greed (idiom)/ 5083 1
噴薄欲出 喷薄欲出 [pen1 bo2 yu4 chu1] /to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)/(of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance/ 4879 1
七情六欲 七情六欲 [[qi1qing2-liu4yu4]] /(idiom) various emotions and desires/ 612 2
清心寡慾 清心寡欲 [qing1 xin1 gua3 yu4] /(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence/abstemious/ascetic/ 2137 1
情慾 情欲 [qing2 yu4] /lust/desire/sensual/ 5749 1
窮奢極欲 穷奢极欲 [qiong2 she1 ji2 yu4] /to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance/ 6301 1
求知慾 求知欲 [qiu2 zhi1 yu4] /desire for knowledge/ 6823 1
權慾薰心 权欲熏心 [quan2 yu4 xun1 xin1] /obsessed by a craving for power/power-hungry/ 3015 1
肉慾 肉欲 [rou4 yu4] /carnal desire/ 6882 1
色慾 色欲 [se4 yu4] /sexual desire/lust/ 6875 1
傷心欲絕 伤心欲绝 [[shang1xin1-yu4jue2]] /(idiom) to be overcome with grief/ 145 2
勝負慾 胜负欲 [[sheng4fu4yu4]] /desire to win; competitive drive/ 273 2
食慾 食欲 [shi2 yu4] /appetite/ 7100 1
嗜慾 嗜欲 [shi4 yu4] /lust/ 6697 1
獸慾 兽欲 [shou4 yu4] /beastly desire/ 6617 1
樹欲靜而風不止 树欲静而风不止 [shu4 yu4 jing4 er2 feng1 bu4 zhi3] /lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)/fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not/ 5761 1
私欲 私欲 [si1 yu4] /selfish desire/ 7100 1
隨心所欲 随心所欲 [[sui2xin1suo3yu4]] /(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases/ 666 2
貪慾 贪欲 [tan1 yu4] /greed/avarice/rapacious/avid/ 6875 1
痛不欲生 痛不欲生 [tong4 bu4 yu4 sheng1] /to be so in pain as to not want to live/to be so grieved as to wish one were dead/ 6263 1
頭痛欲裂 头痛欲裂 [tou2 tong4 yu4 lie4] /to have a splitting headache (idiom)/ 4227 1
暾欲穀 暾欲谷 [Tun1 yu4 gu3] /Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)/ 5552 1
望眼欲穿 望眼欲穿 [wang4 yan3 yu4 chuan1] /to anxiously await/ 5332 1
為所欲為 为所欲为 [wei2 suo3 yu4 wei2] /(idiom) to do whatever one pleases/ 1004 1
我醉欲眠 我醉欲眠 [wo3 zui4 yu4 mian2] /lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)/(used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)/ 6039 1
無欲無求 无欲无求 [[wu2yu4-wu2qiu2]] /(idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profit, material gain etc)/ 169 2
物欲 物欲 [wu4 yu4] /material desire/craving for material things/ 6145 1
物慾世界 物欲世界 [wu4 yu4 shi4 jie4] /the world of material desires (Buddhism)/ 6156 1
洩慾 泄欲 [xie4 yu4] /to sate one's lust/ 4397 1
洩慾工具 泄欲工具 [xie4 yu4 gong1 ju4] /sexual object/ 4397 1
性慾 性欲 [xing4 yu4] /sexual desire/lust/ 6798 1
性慾高潮 性欲高潮 [xing4 yu4 gao1 chao2] /orgasm/ 6930 1
搖搖欲墜 摇摇欲坠 [yao2 yao2 yu4 zhui4] /tottering/on the verge of collapse/ 6091 1
一逞獸欲 一逞兽欲 [yi1 cheng3 shou4 yu4] /to give way to one's beastly lust/ 4151 1
意欲 意欲 [[yi4yu4]] /to intend to/intention; desire/ 808 2
淫慾 淫欲 [yin2 yu4] /lust/ 6742 1
[yu4] /to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]/ 5749 1
[yu4] /desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed/ 5749 1
欲罷不能 欲罢不能 [yu4 ba4 bu4 neng2] /want to stop but can't (idiom)/to be unable to stop oneself/to feel an urge to continue/ 3947 1
欲滴 欲滴 [yu4 di1] /(suffix) replete (with moisture)/glistening/plump and tender/lovely/alluring/ 4298 1
欲蓋彌彰 欲盖弥彰 [yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1] /trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse./ 5749 1
欲海 欲海 [yu4 hai3] /ocean of lust (Buddhist term)/worldly desires/ 6119 1
慾火 欲火 [yu4 huo3] /lust/ 6697 1
慾火焚身 欲火焚身 [yu4 huo3 fen2 shen1] /burning with desire/ 5749 1
欲加之罪,何患無辭 欲加之罪,何患无辞 [yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 , he2 huan4 wu2 ci2] /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./ 5749 1
欲經 欲经 [Yu4 jing1] /Kama Sutra/ 4781 1
欲絕 欲绝 [yu4 jue2] /heartbroken/inconsolable/ 3816 1
欲念 欲念 [yu4 nian4] /desire/ 7048 1
欲女 欲女 [yu4 nü3] /sex-crazed woman/ 5365 1
欲擒故縱 欲擒故纵 [yu4 qin2 gu4 zong4] /In order to capture, one must let loose./to loosen the reins only to grasp them better/ 6173 1
欲速而不達 欲速而不达 [yu4 su4 er2 bu4 da2] /see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2]/ 1260 1
欲速則不達 欲速则不达 [yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2] /(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed/ 1260 1
欲言又止 欲言又止 [yu4 yan2 you4 zhi3] /to want to say sth but then hesitate/ 3730 1
欲益反損 欲益反损 [yu4 yi4 fan3 sun3] /wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster/It all ends in tears./ 6119 1
欲振乏力 欲振乏力 [yu4 zhen4 fa2 li4] /to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)/ 5793 1
慾壑難填 欲壑难填 [[yu4he4-nan2tian2]] /(idiom) insatiably greedy/ 736 2
欲求 欲求 [[yu4qiu2]] /to desire/wants; appetites/ 846 2
欲取姑予 欲取姑予 [[yu4qu3-gu1yu3]] /variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4qu3-gu1yu3]/ 525 2
欲取姑與 欲取姑与 [[yu4qu3-gu1yu3]] /(idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains/ 525 2
慾望 欲望 [[yu4wang4]] /desire; longing; appetite; craving/ 612 2
欲仙欲死 欲仙欲死 [[yu4xian1-yu4si3]] /to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)/ 130 2
躍躍欲試 跃跃欲试 [yue4 yue4 yu4 shi4] /to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)/ 5749 1
震耳欲聾 震耳欲聋 [zhen4 er3 yu4 long2] /ear-splitting (idiom); deafening/ 6331 1
恣欲 恣欲 [zi4 yu4] /to follow lustful desires/ 6366 1
縱慾 纵欲 [zong4 yu4] /to indulge in debauchery/ 5749 1

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