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贪婪是万恶之源
tānlánshìwànèzhīyuán
Traditional: 貪婪是萬惡之源
Greed is the root of all evil.
Character Breakdown
贪
tān
greedy, covetous; corrupt
HSK 6
婪
lán
to covet; covetous, avaricious
HSK 6
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1
万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3
恶
è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
HSK 5
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
源
yuán
spring; source, root, head; surname
HSK 5
Additional Information
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Chinese
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