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贪婪是万恶之源
貪婪是萬惡之源
tānlánshìwànèzhīyuán
1. Greed is the root of all evil.

Character Breakdown

贪
tān
greedy, covetous; corrupt
HSK 6 8 丶
婪
lán
to covet; covetous, avaricious
HSK 6 11 丶
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1 9 丶
万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3 3 丶
恶
è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
HSK 5 10 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
源
yuán
spring; source, root, head; surname
HSK 5 13 丶

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