欲海
yù hǎi
Pinyin

Definition

欲海
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yù hǎi
  1. ocean of lust (Buddhist term)
  2. worldly desires

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
liú hǎi
  1. 1 bangs
  2. 2 fringe (hair)
dà hǎi
  1. 1 sea
  2. 2 ocean
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 appetite
  3. 3 passion
  4. 4 lust
  5. 5 greed
yù wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 longing
  3. 3 appetite
  4. 4 craving

Idioms (20)

人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
  1. 1 blinded by greed (idiom)