貪念 [贪－]

Jyutping taam1 nim6
Pinyin tān niàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    貪​嘅​念​頭
    intention to be greedy
    • 鍾意去賭博嘅人，心裏面都有貪念。
      钟意去赌博嘅人，心里面都有贪念。
      People who love to gamble have greed in their hearts.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    greed
    (syn.) 貪心, 贪心
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    人拥有得愈多，贪念就愈大。
    人擁有得愈多，貪念就愈大。
    rén yōng yǒu dé yù duō ， tān niàn jiù yù dà 。
    • The more we have, the greater our desire will be.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    钟意去赌博嘅人，心里面都有贪念。
    鍾意去賭博嘅人，心裏面都有貪念。
    • People who love to gamble have greed in their hearts.
  2. Cantonese
    律师话呢个人系出于贪念而犯案。
    律師話呢個人係出於貪念而犯案。
    leot6 si1 waa6 ni1 go3 jan4 hai6 ceot1 jyu1 taam1 nim6 ji4 faan6 on3.
    • The lawyer said this person committed the offence out of greed.