粵

貪taam1婪laam4

simp贪婪
taam1 laam4tān lán

English

  1. avaricious
  2. greedy
  3. rapacious
  4. insatiable
  5. avid
  6. (of personality) greedy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人性格貪得無厭

Examples

  • 佢唔會畀雨打;佢唔會畀風打;佢嘅身體係堅強嘅,冇貪婪,但係佢永遠都係寧靜噉笑。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我不貪婪。

    I'm not greedy.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 守财奴积聚钱财不是因为他谨慎,而是因为他贪婪。

    A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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