laam4婪
Jyutpinglaam4
Yalelàahm
Definition
Greedy; avaricious.
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How it's used
Describes a person who is insatiably hungry for material possessions or food. While it can be used for general greed, it is frequently applied to someone who refuses to share or wants to keep everything for themselves. It carries a slightly stronger, more negative social judgment than simply being stingy.
Examples
He is very greedy, he wants to hog everything.
Related words
Common phrases
too greedy
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 貪心, which is a more common and neutral way to describe greediness. 婪 is more specific to the act of hoarding or refusing to share resources.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
