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饞 (caam4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

饞 (caam4, chán) — gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving; lewd; lecherous; covetous of; describes vegetables which requires to be cooked with a lot of oil for it to be palatable

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 饞人 (caam4 jan4) — to make one's mouth water; appetizing; greedy person; glutton
• 饞嘴 (caam4 zeoi2) — gluttonous; glutton
• 饞嘴蛙 (caam4 zeoi2 waa1) — sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce
• 饞涎欲垂 (caam4 jin4 juk6 seoi4) — see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1]
• 饞涎欲滴 (caam4 jin4 juk6 dik6) — lit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for; greedy
• 饞癆 (caam4 lou4) — gluttony

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