貪戾
Chinese
greedy | do violence; go against | ||
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trad. (貪戾) | 貪 | 戾 | |
simp. (贪戾) | 贪 | 戾 |
Pronunciation
Verb
貪戾
- (literary) to seek wealth; to covet riches
- 一人貪戾,一國作亂。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Yī rén tānlì, yī guó zuòluàn. [Pinyin]
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一人贪戾,一国作乱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) to be rapacious and ruthless; to be greedy and tyrannical
- 姦偽賊亂,貪戾之道興。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE
- Jiānwěi zéiluàn, tānlì zhī dào xìng. [Pinyin]
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奸伪贼乱,贪戾之道兴。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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