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贪猥无厌

tān wěi wú yàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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.

Source record: cd-d3162a2a774bfba3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

貪猥無厭 贪猥无厌 [tan1 wei3 wu2 yan4] /avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied/

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Other forms in these source records: 貪猥無厭

  • 贪
    tān

    to have a voracious desire for / to covet / greedy / corrupt

  • 猥
    wěi

    humble / rustic / plentiful

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.