粵

慾juk6望mong6

simp欲望
juk6 mong6yù wàng

English

  1. desire; longing; appetite; craving
  2. desire; longing; wish

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人滿足基本生活要求之外,其餘一切嘅要求都係慾望,不過慾望純粹係為咗令自己滿足,對其他人唔會有乜嘢直接得益;例如自由唔係基本生活要求,但佢係一種普世價值,所以自由唔係一種慾望(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 愛同慾望係兩樣唔同嘅嘢。 唔係所有被愛嘅嘢都係被愛嘅,亦唔係所有被愛嘅嘢都係被愛嘅。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 没有欲望就等于拥有。

    Not wanting is the same as having.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我没有强烈的欲望去学习。

    I don't feel like studying.

    Tatoeba · CLARET CC BY

  • 人收入愈高,慾望就愈大。

    Men's wants become greater in proportion to the increase in their income.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 不要把欲望和爱情混为一谈。

    Don't confuse desire with love.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 廣告商最基本的工作就是把人的慾望轉化成需要。

    The basic job of an advertising agency is to figure out how to turn a desire into a need.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢對權力嘅慾望令佢變得愈來愈自私。

    His desire for power has made him increasingly selfish.

  • 佢對金錢嘅慾望好大,可以為咗錢做任何嘢。

    His desire for money is immense; he would do anything for money.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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