贪 (貪) tān

1. tān verb to be greedy; to lust after
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '貪'; Guoyu '貪' v 1; Kroll 2015 '貪' 1, p. 4411; Unihan '貪'; XHZD '贪', p. 726)
2. tān verb to embezzle; to graft
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '貪' v 2; XHZD '贪' 2, p. 726)
3. tān verb to prefer
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '貪' 2, p. 441)
4. tān verb to search for; to seek
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As a variant of 探 (Guoyu '貪' v 3; Kroll 2015 '貪' 3, p. 44)
5. tān adjective corrupt
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '貪'; Guoyu '貪' adj)
6. tān noun greed; desire; craving; rāga
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: rāga, Pali: rāga, Japanese: ton, Tibetan: 'dod chags; one of the three poisons (BCSD '貪', p. 1108; BL 'rāga', p. 693; FGDB '貪'; Kroll 2015 '貪' 1b, p. 441; SH '貪', p. 364; Tzu Chuang 2012, p. 244)

Contained in

• 无贪心(無貪心) a mind without greed
• 从贪欲起(從貪欲起) arise from greed and desire
• 勤修戒定慧 息灭贪瞋痴(勤修戒定慧 息滅貪瞋痴) Diligently practice discipline, concentration and wisdom; Extinguish greed, anger, and ignorance.
• 不受不贪(不受不貪) no receiving, no greed
• 贪心(貪心) greedy ; a mind with greed
• 去除贪瞋痴 增长戒定慧(去除貪瞋痴 增長戒定慧) Eliminate greed, anger, and ignorance; Nurture discipline, concentration, and wisdom.
• 三毒; 1. 贪毒 2. 瞋毒 3. 愚痴(三毒; 1. 貪毒 2. 瞋毒 3. 愚痴) Three Poisons: 1. the poison of greed; 2. the poison of anger; 3. the poison of ignorance
• 贪着(貪著) attachment to desire
• 世人二十苦 忍者苦口难言 愚者苦海无边 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦于无光 佞者苦心积虑 孤者苦无照顾 老者苦有代沟 贪者苦求无着 贫者苦雨淒风 邪者苦事无穷 犯者苦陷牢狱 恶者苦果必然 业者苦心经营 师者苦口婆心 达者苦中有乐 勇者苦忍有力 学者苦心研究 勤者苦尽甘来 智者苦能转乐 仁者苦节飘香(世人二十苦 忍者苦口難言 愚者苦海無邊 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦於無光 佞者苦心積慮 孤者苦無照顧 老者苦有代溝 貪者苦求無著 貧者苦雨淒風 邪者苦事無窮 犯者苦陷牢獄 惡者苦果必然 業者苦心經營 師者苦口婆心 達者苦中有樂 勇者苦忍有力 學者苦心研究 勤者苦盡甘來 智者苦能轉樂 仁者苦節飄香) Twenty Pains of Life One who endures finds the pain indescribable. One who is ignorant is trapped in the abyss of suffering. One who is sick is in unspeakable pain. One who is blind is blocked from rays of light. One who is wicked is chained by painstaking plot. One who is in solitude is threatened by loneliness. One who is old is isolated by generation gaps. One who is greedy is deprived of freedom. One who is poor is desolated by rain and cold. One who is evil is trapped in endless suffering. One who is convicted is locked behind bars. One who is unwholesome will never escape suffering. One who is in business is entangled by the tediousness of management. One who is the teacher is willing to advise earnestly and kindly. One who is skillful is able to find joy in hardship. One who is brave has the power to end suffering. One who is well learned is able to commit to his research. One who is diligent can put an end to hardship. One who is wise can turn suffering into happiness. One who is benevolent will leave behind a good name.
• 贪念(貪念) Greed
• 不贪(不貪) non-attachment; alobha
• 贪欲(貪慾) greed; avarice ; Desire ; attachment; passion; desire; raga
• 贪恚癡(貪恚癡) desire, anger, and ignorance
• 贪缚(貪縛) bonds of greed
• 贪毒(貪毒) the poison of greed
• 贪爱(貪愛) Clinging ; passion; desire; rāga
• 迦毕贪(迦畢貪) kapittha
• 无贪(無貪) non-attachment; alobha

Also contained in

贪占 、 贪得无厌 、 反贪污 、 贪吃者 、 贪慕 、 贪求无厌 、 贪求 、 贪官汙吏 、 反贪 、 贪恋 、 贪天之功 、 贪多嚼不烂 、 贪鄙 、 反贪腐 、 贪污腐败 、 贪小失大 、 贪吃鬼 、 君贪 、 贪杯 、 贪食 、 有贪有仁 、 贪图 、 贪汙 、 贪吃 、 贪馋 、 贪污 、 贪小便宜 、 贪嘴 、 贪官污吏 、 起早贪黑 、 桀贪骜诈 、 贪贿无艺 、 贪生怕死

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 201 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 162 , has parallel version
• Scroll 6 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 148
• Scroll 9 Abhidharmavijñānakāyapādaśāstra (Apidamo Shi Shen Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨識身足論 — count: 145
• Scroll 51 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 112 , has English translation
• Scroll 16 Notes on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論記 — count: 109
• Scroll 9 Satyasiddhiśāstra (Cheng Shi Lun / Treatise of Establishing Reality) 成實論 — count: 97
• Scroll 8 Abhidharmavijñānakāyapādaśāstra (Apidamo Shi Shen Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨識身足論 — count: 89
• Scroll 7 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 87
• Scroll 45 Abhidharmanyāyānusāraśāstra (Apidamo Shun Zheng Lilun) 阿毘達磨順正理論 — count: 87
• Scroll 52 Da Ban Niepan Jing Ji Jie 大般涅槃經集解 — count: 87

Collocations

• 贪伺 (貪伺) 一曰貪伺 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 67
• 世贪 (世貪) 捨世貪憂 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 25
• 贪忧 (貪憂) 捨世貪憂 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 24
• 贪嫉 (貪嫉) 世間貪嫉 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 22
• 贪取 (貪取) 無可貪取 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 16
• 不生贪 (不生貪) 心中不生貪伺 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 16
• 离贪 (離貪) 永離貪婬 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 贪婬 (貪婬) 世間貪婬 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 12
• 起贪 (起貪) 不起貪伺 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 10
• 断除贪 (斷除貪) 斷除貪伺 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 9