動詞
想要一啲唔屬於自己嘅嘢 to be greedy; to covet; to wish improperly without bounds
貪錢
贪钱
taam1 cin2 greedy for money
貪心
贪心
taam1 sam1 greedy
動詞
用嚟帶出做一個決定嘅原因 to make a choice because; this is often used to explain why a decision is or is not made
我貪佢夠近咋，其實呢間酒樓唔係特別好食。
我贪佢够近咋，其实呢间酒楼唔系特别好食。
ngo5 taam1 keoi5 gau3 kan5 zaa3, kei4 sat6 ni1 gaan1 zau2 lau4 m4 hai6 dak6 bit6 hou2 sik6. I chose this place only because it's close by. This restaurant isn't particularly good.
動詞
用唔正當嘅手段收受利益；貪污 to take bribe
據講佢貪咗成六千萬。
据讲佢贪咗成六千万。
geoi3 gong2 keoi5 taam1 zo2 seng4 luk6 cin1 maan6. According to some sources, he took a bribe of sixty million dollars.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
to embezzle
貪官
贪官
tān guān corrupt official
貪了幾千萬
贪了几千万
tān le jǐ qiān wàn to have embezzled several hundred million
character
to be greedy
做人不要這麼貪心。
做人不要这么贪心。
zuò rén bù yào zhè me tān xīn ． Don't be so greedy in life.
character
to pursue something (excessively or inappropriately)
貪便宜
贪便宜
tān biàn yí to be anxious to get things on the cheap
守财奴积聚钱财不是因为他谨慎，而是因为他贪婪。
守財奴積聚錢財不是因為他謹慎，而是因為他貪婪。
shǒu cái nú jī jù qián cái bú shi yīn wèi tā jǐn shèn ， ér shì yīn wèi tā tān lán 。
A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
Mandarin
这世上有人如此贪婪，以至于除非上帝以面包的形式出现在他的面前，他是看不到上帝的。
這世上有人如此貪婪，以至於除非上帝以麪包的形式出現在他的面前，他是看不到上帝的。
zhè shì shàng yǒu rén rú cǐ tān lán ， yǐ zhì yú chú fēi shàng dì yǐ miàn bāo de xíng shì chū xiàn zài tā de miàn qián ， tā shì kàn bù dào shàng dì de 。
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Mandarin
洛克希德丑闻是席卷美国主要飞机制造行业的世界性贪污丑闻。1976年2月被公布于众的洛克希德丑闻主要涉及到客机交易中的贪污受贿行为。
洛克希德醜聞是席捲美國主要飛機制造行業的世界性貪污醜聞。1976年2月被公佈於眾的洛克希德醜聞主要涉及到客機交易中的貪污受賄行為。
luò kè xī dé chǒu wén shì xí juǎn měi guó zhǔ yào fēi jī zhì zào háng yè de shì jiè xìng tān wū chǒu wén 。1976 nián 2 yuè bèi gōng bù yú zhòng de luò kè xī dé chǒu wén zhǔ yào shè jí dào kè jī jiāo yì zhòng dì tān wū shòu huì xíng wéi 。
The Lockheed scandal is a worldwide corruption scandal involving the major American plane manufacturer Lockheed. It came to light in February 1976 and revolved mainly around the acceptance of passenger plane contracts.