欲 (juk6) — want; wish; hope; desire in Cantonese
jukˍ₆欲Mandarin Pinyin: yu4
Meaning of 欲
nounwant; wish; hope; desire
nounabout to; just going to; on the point of
nounneed; require; demand
Example Sentences with 欲
佢想表達嘅係佢可以隨心所欲
He wants to show that he can have his own way.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好zung˗₃縱juk6.慾。
He is very self-indulgent.
maiˏ₅咪gam˗₃咁zung˗₃縱juk6.慾。
Don't be so self-indulgent.
zung˗₃縱jukˍ₆慾soengˉ¹傷san1.身。
Self-indulgence hurts the body.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zung˗₃縱juk6.慾。
Don't be self-indulgent.
Words Containing 欲
山雨欲來風滿樓saan1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 fung1 mun5 lau4
before a big storm there's signs pointing to what is about to come - the wind blowing through a tower precedes the storm in the mountains
欲言又止juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2
wanting to say something but stopping short of saying it
蠢蠢欲動ceon2 ceon2 juk6 dung6
ready and excited to have a go
愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死oi3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sang1, wu3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sei2
love someone so much that you wish him alive forever, hate someone so much that you wish him dead
隨心所欲ceoi4 sam1 so2 juk6
follow one's inclinations; have one's own way; do as one pleases; in a slipshod way; wilfully
意欲ji3 juk6
intend; plan; mean
從心所欲cung4 sam1 so2 juk6
to follow one's heart's desires [also] 隨心所欲
欲救無從juk6 gau3 mou4 cung4
unable to help; unable to do anything
欲拒還迎juk6 keoi5 waan4 jing4
initially want to refuse it, but finally accept it
欲蓋彌彰juk6 koi3 nei4 zoeng1
the harder you try to conceal sth. the more obvious it becomes
七情六欲cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6
general psychologic reactions to surroundings of human
呼之欲出fu1 zi1 juk6 ceot1
to be vividly portrayed；to seem ready to come out at one's call; to come alive 2. evident; obvious
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