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巴蛇食象
bā​shé​shí​xiàng

greed without bounds

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
巴蛇食象 bā​shé​shí​xiàng
greed without bounds
a giant snake swallowing an elephant; used to describe people who are extremely greedy or an attempt by a small entity to consume a much larger one

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Synonym

  • 蛇吞象 shé​tūn​xiàng