Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 欲
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欲 |
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Meaning |
greed, to desire, passion, lust |
Pronunciation |
yù |
Explanation |
Left: valley 谷 (Shows a valley that opens into a plain 口.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning  person 人 is lacking sth.) |
Mnemonic
| In the valley (everything) is lacking, hence the greed and desires. |
Radicals
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Vocabulary
| 欲望 |
yù wàng |
desire; longing; appetite; craving | | 食欲 |
shí yù |
appetite | | 随心所欲 |
suí xīn suǒ yù |
to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom) | | 摇摇欲坠 |
yáo yáo yù zhuì |
tottering; on the verge of collapse | | 穷奢极欲 |
qióng shē jí yù |
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance | | 欲擒故纵 |
yù qín gù zòng |
In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better | | 震耳欲聋 |
zhèn ěr yù lóng |
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening | | 欲盖弥彰 |
yù gài mí zhāng |
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse. | | 嗜欲 |
shì yù |
lust |
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