1. to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)2. (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
1. whatever you like2. to do as one pleases
(idiom) insatiably greedy
1. lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)2. (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
1. obsessed by a craving for power2. power-hungry
to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)
(idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
1. wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster2. It all ends in tears.
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
to want to say sth but then hesitate
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
树欲静而风不止 樹欲靜而風不止 shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ 1. lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)2. fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
variant of 欲取姑与[yù qǔ gū yǔ]
1. to be keen to ...2. to be anxious to ...
to follow lustful desires
1. (suffix) replete (with moisture)2. glistening3. plump and tender4. lovely+1 条 +2 条 desire to win; competitive drive
Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
(idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profit, material gain etc)
the world of material desires (Buddhism)
to have a splitting headache (idiom)
1. lit. storm clouds approach2. troubles lie ahead (idiom)
己所不欲，勿施于人 己所不欲，勿施於人 jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén 1. What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)2. Do as you would be done by.3. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
欲加之罪，何患无辞 欲加之罪，何患無辭 yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí 1. If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb2. Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
工欲善其事，必先利其器 gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心 飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心 bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)
see 馋涎欲滴[chán xián yù dī]
see 欲速则不达[yù sù zé bù dá]