jì

犄

Character · VerbTraditional覬

covet; hope to gain

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to covet; to hope for (something one shouldn't have)

literary

Used in classical or formal modern contexts, often implying illicit desire. Almost exclusively used in the fixed expression '觊觎'.

Tā他
jì觊
yú觎
nà那
ge个
zhí职
wèi位
yǐ已
jiǔ久
 。

He has coveted that position for a long time.

Lín邻
guó国
jì觊
yú觎
qí其
fēng丰
fù富
de的
zī资
yuán源
 。

Neighboring countries covet its abundant resources.