覬覦

See also: 觊觎

Chinese[edit]

		covet; long for	passionately desire
trad. (覬覦)		覬	覦
simp. (觊觎)		觊	觎

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìyú
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-yü²
  - Yale: jì-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihyu
  - Palladius: цзиюй (czijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ y³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    覬覦／觊觎
    鯽魚／鲫鱼
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei³ jyu⁴
  - Yale: gei yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi³ yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ jyː²¹/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kai² ru⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khái jû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zu⁵⁵/

覬覦

(literary) to covet; to eye greedily
北冰洋是一片被眾多國家所覬覦的「白色世界」。 [MSC, trad.]
北冰洋是一片被众多国家所觊觎的「白色世界」。 [MSC, simp.]
Běibīngyáng shì yī piàn bèi zhòngduō guójiā suǒ jìyú de “báisè shìjiè”. [Pinyin]
The Arctic Ocean is a "winter wonderland" that has been coveted by many nations.

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