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| Processed by: | ycandau (2010-11-06 23:44:33 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 29892 - submitted by 'alanwatson' >> Sorry to suggest altering an entry that has been altered so recently, but this entry is surely wrong. 慾 is a noun. 欲 can be a noun, a verb or an adverb, and even when it is a noun it's meaning is rather different, with a clear implication of being excessive. See MoE, Yahoo Taiwan. Both characters have their own entries in the 說文 and they form different 詞. Editor: quite right. But still there is a variant relationship between 欲 and 慾 as nouns, I think when |
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- 慾 慾 [yu4] /variant of 欲[yu4]/ # + 慾 慾 [yu4] /desire/lust/passion/greed/ # Editor: simplifies + 慾 欲 [yu4] /desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed/ - 欲 欲 [yu4] /to wish for/to desire/appetite/longing/craving/lust/ + 欲 欲 [yu4] /to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]/ |