強欲

See also: 強慾

Chinese

 
strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
desire; longing; appetite
desire; longing; appetite; wish
trad. (強欲) 強 欲
simp. (强欲) 强 欲
alternative forms 強要/强要

Pronunciation


Verb

強欲

  1. (Southern Min) to insist on

Synonyms

Adverb

強欲

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) almost; nearly

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
強 欲
ごう
Grade: 2
よく
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
強慾

Etymology

欲 is a daiyōji replacing 慾.

Pronunciation

Adjective

強(ごう)欲(よく) • (gōyoku) ←がうよく (gauyoku)?-na (adnominal 強(ごう)欲(よく)な (gōyoku na), adverbial 強(ごう)欲(よく)に (gōyoku ni))

  1. greedy, avaricious

Inflection

Noun

強(ごう)欲(よく) • (gōyoku) ←がうよく (gauyoku)?

  1. greed, avarice

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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