贪 得 无 厌

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avaricious and insatiable (idiom) / greedy and never satisfied

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

貪得無厭贪得无厌 [tan1 de2 wu2 yan4] /avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied/

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Other forms in these source records: 貪得無厭

贪
tān
to have a voracious desire for / to covet / greedy / corrupt
得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
dè
used in 得瑟[dè se]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
厌
yàn
(bound form) to loathe / to be fed up with / (literary) to satiate / to satisfy

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