粵

渴hot3求kau4

hot3 kau4kě qiú

English

  1. to long for
  2. to crave for
  3. to greatly desire
  4. to eagerly desire; to crave for; usually abstract things like knowledge or freedom

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好迫切、好希望得到(通常指抽象嘅嘢,例如知識、自由等)

Examples

  • 玛丽渴求的就是有人关爱她。

    All Mary wanted was someone to love her.

    Tatoeba · WilsonWong CC BY

  • 渴求科技人才

    to demand technological experts

  • 對知識嘅渴求

    the desire for knowledge

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

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