慾火〔欲-〕 juk6 fo2 {yù huǒ}lust | CC | |
慾望〔欲-〕 juk6 mong6 {yù wàng}- desire
- longing
- appetite
- craving
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慾火焚身〔欲---〕 juk6 fo2 fan4 san1 {yù huǒ fén shēn}burning with desire | CC | |
慾壑難填〔欲-难-〕 juk6 kok3 naan4 tin4 {yù hè nán tián}- bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
- carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
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慾仙慾死〔欲-欲-〕 juk6 sin1 juk6 sei2 {yù xiān yù sǐ}- to wish one were dead (idiom)
- (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
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