欲 yù
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yù
noun
desire
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 愿望 (Guoyu '欲' n 1; Unihan '欲') -
yù
verb
to desire; to wish
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 欲 is a full verb in this sense. For example, 其恕乎!己所不欲,勿施於人。 'Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.' (Lunyu 17:24, trans. by Legge 1861; Guoyu '欲' v 1) -
yù
adverb
almost; nearly; about to occur
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: In this sense 欲 has the same meaning as 快要 (Guoyu '欲' adv 2) -
yù
auxiliary verb
to desire; to intend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Literary Chinese, 欲 is an auxiliary verb in this sense (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122; Unihan '欲'). -
yù
noun
lust
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 情欲 (Guoyu '欲' n 2) -
yù
noun
desire; intention; wish; kāma
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Concept: Mental Factor 心所
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: chanda, or: kāma, Pali: canda, Japanese: yoku, Tibetan: 'dun pa; one of the five object-determining mental factors in the Mahayana teachings (BCSD '欲', p. 673; DJBT '欲', p. 436; FGDB '欲'; Mahāvyutpatti 'chandaḥ'; MW 'chanda'; SH '欲', p. 355)
Contained in
- 无欲知足(無欲知足) content with few desires
- 离欲地(離欲地) stage of freedom from desire; vītarāgabhūmi
- 欲心 a lustful heart
- 欲界系(欲界繫) bonds of the desire realm
- 说欲(說欲) explanation of desire
- 乐欲(樂欲) the desire for joy
- 己所不欲勿施于人(己所不欲,勿施於人) do not do unto others what you would not wish done unto you
- 欲脱苦(欲脫苦) desire to be free from suffering
- 在欲而无欲 居尘不染尘(在欲而無欲 居塵不染塵) In the face of desire, remain desireless; In a house of dust, stay dust-free.
- 欲爱(欲愛) passionate love ; love inspired by desire
- 物欲世界(物慾世界) the world of material desires
- 人本欲生经(人本欲生經) Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth; Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing
- 若欲住佛道 He who wishes to be established in Buddhahood
- 欲界六天 Six Heavens of the Desire Realm
- 苦习尽欲道为真谛(苦習盡欲道為真諦) the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of stress
- 少欲知足 content with few desires
- 欲贪随眠(欲貪隨眠) kāmarāga; sensual craving
- 未离欲者(未離欲者) one not yet free from desire
- 舍家弃欲(捨家棄欲) to become a monk or nun
- 婬欲 sexual desire
Also contained in
欲念 、 损其欲 、 欲罢不能 、 逞欲 、 欲留 、 欲滴 、 兽欲 、 馋涎欲滴 、 泄欲工具 、 欲善其事,必先利其器 、 头痛欲裂 、 欲火焚身 、 暾欲谷 、 侈欲 、 欲速则不达 、 食欲 、 口欲期 、 惩忿窒欲 、 物欲 、 口腹之欲 、 欲降 、 欲借力 、 欲绝 、 利欲心 、 欲弃 、 昏昏欲睡 、 几不欲生 、 欲振乏力 、 为所欲为 、 呼之欲出 、 痛不欲生
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 227
- Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 183
- Scroll 6 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 169
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 162
- Scroll 60 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 155 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 151
- Scroll 4 Abhidharmadharmaskandhapādaśāstra (Apidamo Fa Yun Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨法蘊足論 — count: 142
- Scroll 25 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 139 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 13 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 136
- Scroll 5 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 130
Collocations
- 欲使 (欲使) 欲使不出家 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 欲见 (欲見) 欲見卿等 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 今欲 (今欲) 吾今欲以宿命智說過去佛事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 王欲 (王欲) 善見王欲自試馬寶 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 欲闻 (欲聞) 汝等欲聞如來識宿命智 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 欲诣 (欲詣) 吾欲詣竹園 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
- 汝等欲 (汝等欲) 汝等欲聞如來識宿命智 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 欲出家 (欲出家) 今我意欲出家離世 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 4
- 欲试 (欲試) 欲試神足力 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
- 欲葬 (欲葬) 汝欲葬我 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4