Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 贪


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Meaning

greedy, avaricious, corrupt, have desire for

Pronunciation

tān

Explanation

Top: now (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!), bottom: money/貝

Mnemonic

Who now wants all the money, is: greedy.

Radicals

now
shell, money
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Vocabulary

贪污 tān wū corruption
贪婪 tān lán avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
贪图 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame)
贪多嚼不烂 tān duō jiáo bù làn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
贪赃枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
贪婪是万恶之源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán Greed is the root of all evil.


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