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巴蛇吞象
bā​shé​tūn​xiàng

extremely greedy

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 巴蛇 bā​shé
    giant python
    A giant snake from Chinese mythology said to be capable of swallowing elephants; the term is also used historically or poetically to refer to a python.
  2. 吞 tūn verb
    to swallow
    To swallow something whole or without chewing; to gulp down.
  3. 象 xiàng noun
    elephant
    elephant; large mammal of the order Proboscidea with a long trunk and tusks