眼热

眼熱
yǎnrè
  1. to covet
  2. envious

CEDICT

to covet

Wiktionary

羡慕而极欲得到。《红楼梦．第四六回》：「看的眼热了，也把我送在火坑裡去。」也作「眼馋」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 眼 yǎn
  1. (often used with 一 yī) a look; a glance
  2. small hole
  3. (bound form) salient point
  4. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

classifiers: 隻, 雙
2 热 rè
  1. to warm up
  2. to heat up
  3. hot (of weather)
  4. heat
  5. fervent

Related entries

眼红 yǎnhóng
  1. to covet
  2. envious
  3. jealous
  4. green with envy
  5. infuriated
  6. furious
眼馋 yǎnchán
  1. to covet
  2. to envy
觊 jì
  1. to covet
  2. to long for
贪图 tāntú
  1. to covet
  2. to seek (riches, fame)
贪 tān
  1. to have a voracious desire for
  2. to covet
  3. greedy
  4. corrupt
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