created sense approved 觊觎/覬覦 · jìyú · to covet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
觊觎 / 覬覦
jìyú
to covet
(literary) to cast greedy eyes on or long for something that one is not entitled to; to have improper ambitions
觊 (opaque) → 觊/覬 · jì · to covet 觎 (opaque) → 觎/覦 · yú · to covet
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 觊觎/覬覦 · jìyú · improper ambition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
觊觎 / 覬覦
jìyú
improper ambition
(literary) a greedy desire or covetous intent to obtain something one has no right to
觊 (opaque) → 觊/覬 · jì · to covet 觎 (opaque) → 觎/覦 · yú · to covet
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition