寡欲

Chinese

		few; widowed	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish
trad. (寡欲/寡慾)		寡	欲/慾
simp. (寡欲)		寡	欲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǎyù

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa² juk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǎyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goayiw
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaa² juk⁶
  - Yale: gwá yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa² juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gua² yug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑː³⁵ jʊk̚²/

Verb

寡欲

(literary) to have few desires

Derived terms

少私寡欲
恬淡寡欲
清心寡欲

清貧寡欲／清贫寡欲
清靜寡欲／清静寡欲
澹泊寡欲

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