| Change log entry 31976 | |
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| Processed by: | ycandau (2010-11-06 18:30:34 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 31580 - submitted by 'ycandau' >> following Alan's remark, 欲 is a verb here. I have checked for each case, that it is the most common on the web, that it's the version in MoE or that it's the orthography in an edition of Confucius or Zhuangzi. |
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- 暢所慾言 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/ + 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/ - 垂涎慾滴 垂涎欲滴 [chui2 xian2 yu4 di1] /saliva drips, desire drools (idiom); mouth drooling with greed, lust etc/face showing insatiably desire/ # already in the dict - 工慾善其事，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/ + 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/ - 己所不慾，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./ + 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./ - 慾蓋彌彰 欲盖弥彰 [yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1] /trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse./ + 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./ - 慾加之罪，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./ + 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./ # it's a variant 詞 anyway - 慾加之罪，何患無詞 欲加之罪，何患无词 [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./also written 慾加之罪,何患無辭|欲加之罪,何患无辞/ - 慾絕 欲绝 [yu4 jue2] /despair/wild grief/ # this appears in several constructs, but it's better seen as an adjective + 欲絕 欲绝 [yu4 jue2] /heart-broken/inconsolable/ - 慾善其事，必先利其器 欲善其事，必先利其器 [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/ + 欲善其事，必先利其器 欲善其事，必先利其器 [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/ - 慾速而不達 欲速而不达 [yu4 su4 er2 bu4 da2] /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/ + 欲速而不達 欲速而不达 [yu4 su4 er2 bu4 da2] /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/ - 慾速則不達 欲速则不达 [yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2] /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/ + 欲速則不達 欲速则不达 [yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2] /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/ - 躍躍慾試 跃跃欲试 [yue4 yue4 yu4 shi4] /to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)/ + 躍躍欲試 跃跃欲试 [yue4 yue4 yu4 shi4] /to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)/ |