欲 yù

1. yù noun desire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 愿望 (Guoyu '欲' n 1; Unihan '欲')
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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').
5. yù noun lust
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 情欲 (Guoyu '欲' n 2)
6. 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

• 菩萨诃色欲法经(菩薩訶色欲法經) Pusa He Se Yu Fa Jing
• 与欲(與欲) with desire; with consent
• 欲心猛盛 desire arose
• 为欲满足六波罗蜜(為欲滿足六波羅蜜) I exerted myself to fulfil the six Perfections
• 欲取 clinging to feelings of pleasure; kāma-upādāna
• 人本欲生经(人本欲生經) Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth; Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing
• 欲者无常(欲者無常) sensuality is inconstant
• 求欲经(求欲經) Qiu Yu Jing; Anaṅgaṇasutta
• 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.
• 少欲 few desires
• 离欲地(離欲地) stage of freedom from desire; vītarāgabhūmi
• 无欲知足(無欲知足) content with few desires
• 爱欲(愛欲) love and desire; sensuality; kāma
• 欲心 a lustful heart
• 欲界六天 Six Heavens of the Desire Realm
• 贪欲(貪慾) greed; avarice ; Desire ; attachment; passion; desire; raga
• 五欲(五慾) the five desires
• 欲脱苦(欲脫苦) desire to be free from suffering
• 譬喻问号(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎浅乎？ 戒律似老师， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收无收？ 供养似奉献， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暂？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 语言似冬阳， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春风， 是真是假？ 时间似车轮， 该快该慢？ 精进似电力， 是动是停？(譬喻問號(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎淺乎？ 戒律似老師， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收無收？ 供養似奉獻， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暫？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 語言似冬陽， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春風， 是真是假？ 時間似車輪， 該快該慢？ 精進似電力， 是動是停？) Metaphors (2) Wisdom is an ocean. Is it shallow or deep? Precepts are teachers. Are they righteous or not? Generosity is cultivation. Will there be harvests or not? Offering is dedication. Is it genuine or pretentious? Beauty is a spring blossom. Does it last long or short? Desire is thirst. Is it too much or too little? Words are the winter sun. Do they warm or burn? Smile is a spring breeze. Is it real or fake? Time is a cartwheel. Should it go fast or slow? Diligence is electricity. Should it energize or stop?
• 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
• 舍家弃欲(捨家棄欲) to become a monk or nun
• 欲乐(欲樂) the joy of the five desires
• 转欲(轉欲) transfer of a wish
• 少欲知足 content with few desires
• 欲穷千里目 更上一层楼(欲窮千里目 更上一層樓) Transcend the limits of the clairvoyant eye; Climb yet another layer of the pagoda.

Also contained in

欲速而不达 、 欲火焚身 、 利欲 、 欲娶之 、 口腹之欲 、 欲念 、 色欲 、 头痛欲裂 、 毚欲 、 泄欲工具 、 跃跃欲试 、 欲盖弥彰 、 物欲 、 馋涎欲滴 、 欲女 、 爱欲其周 、 欲归 、 禁欲主义 、 痛不欲生 、 欲滴 、 淫欲 、 恣欲 、 逞欲 、 为所欲为 、 肛欲期 、 侈欲

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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 9 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — 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
• 欲试 (欲試) 欲試神足力 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — 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
• 欲葬 (欲葬) 汝欲葬我 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4