- 贪得无厌 tāndéwúyàn insatiably greedygreedy and never satisfied; avaricious and insatiable
- 巧妇做不得无面馎饦 qiǎofùzuòbùdéwúmiànbótuō even the cleverest housewife cannot make noodles without flourit is impossible to accomplish a task without the necessary resources; synonymous with the phrase describing a housewife unable to cook without rice
- 贪得无餍 tāndéwúyàn insatiably greedygreedy and never satisfied; avaricious and insatiable (idiom)
