覬覦
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: kai2 ru5
POJ: khái-jû
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: khái-jû
Variety: chaozhou
Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.
Meanings and usage
verb: to covet, to eye greedily, to have designs on
覬覦
覬覦
A literary word with both a verb sense ('to covet') and a noun sense ('presumptuous desire') under the same reading; chose the verb sense as primary.
Usage: literary