貪戾
Chinese
| greedy | do violence; go against | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (貪戾) | 貪 | 戾 | |
| simp. (贪戾) | 贪 | 戾 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tānlì
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄢ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tanlì
- Wade–Giles: tʻan1-li4
- Yale: tān-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tanlih
- Palladius: таньли (tanʹli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰän⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: thom lejH|let
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*r̥ˤ[ə]m [r]ˤe[t]-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*kʰl'uːm rɯːds|rɯːd/
Verb
貪戾
- (literary) to seek wealth; to covet riches
- 一人貪戾，一國作亂。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Yī rén tānlì, yī guó zuòluàn. [Pinyin]
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一人贪戾，一国作乱。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
- (literary) to be rapacious and ruthless; to be greedy and tyrannical
- 姦偽賊亂，貪戾之道興。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE
- Jiānwěi zéiluàn, tānlì zhī dào xìng. [Pinyin]
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奸伪贼乱，贪戾之道兴。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]