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淫欲

Word · Noun

lust; sexual desire; lechery

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

lust; sexual desire; carnal desire

formal

Often used in religious, moral, or literary contexts with a negative connotation. Implies excessive or immoral sexual desire.

Fó佛
jiào教
rèn认
wéi为
xiū修
xíng行
zhě者
yīng应
dāng当
jiè戒
chú除
yín淫
yù欲
 。

Buddhism holds that practitioners should abstain from lust.

Tā他
chén沉
mí迷
yú于
yín淫
yù欲
 ,
zuì最
zhōng终
huǐ毁
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
qián前
chéng程
 。

He indulged in licentiousness and ultimately ruined his future.

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Zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
jiē揭
lù露
le了
tǒng统
zhì治
jiē阶
jí级
huāng荒
yín淫
wú无
dù度
de的
shēng生
huó活
 。

This work exposes the dissolute and lustful lifestyle of the ruling class.