hám của
Definition
- Adjective:
- Greedy for wealth/material possessions: Describes a person who has an excessive, often shameless, desire for money, property, or material goods.
- Avaricious, covetous: Characterized by an intense and selfish desire to acquire and hoard wealth.
Usage
- The term 'hám của' is a descriptive adjective, almost always used to criticize a person's character. It implies a negative moral judgment.
- It is typically used to modify nouns referring to people (e.g., , ).
- It describes a persistent trait or characteristic, not a temporary state.
Usage Examples
- As an adjective:
- Anh ta là một kẻ hám của, chỉ biết nghĩ đến tiền bạc. (He is a greedy person, only thinking about money.)
- Đừng có hám của mà làm những việc trái với lương tâm. (Don't be greedy for wealth and do things against your conscience.)
- Bản chất hám của khiến họ mất hết bạn bè. (Their avaricious nature caused them to lose all their friends.)
Advanced Usage
- 'lòng hám của': This is a noun phrase meaning "greed," "avarice," or "cupidity." It refers to the feeling or state of being .
- Lòng hám của đã che mắt anh ta. (Greed has blinded him.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tham lam (adj): Greedy, avaricious. This is a more general and common synonym for . can apply to wealth, power, food, etc., while is specifically about material possessions.
- Hám (verb): To crave, to lust after (often used in a negative sense). is a specific compound of this verb.
- Hám danh (adj): Craving fame/reputation.
- Hám lợi (adj): Craving profit/gain.
Synonyms
- Tham lam: Greedy, avaricious.
- Tham tiền: Greedy for money.
- Hám tiền: Craving money (very similar to ).
Related Idioms/Phrases
- 'Hám của hám tiền': A reinforcing phrase meaning "extremely greedy for wealth and money."
- Hắn ta suốt ngày chỉ biết hám của hám tiền. (All day long, he only knows how to be greedy for wealth and money.)