逞欲 chěngyù

  1. chěngyù phrase to indulge one's desires
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Collocation (Guoyu '逞')
  2. chěng yù phrase to act in a selfish way
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Collocation (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Mathews 1931 '逞欲', p. 48)

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  • 君逞欲 (君逞欲) 今民餒而君逞欲 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 2