蛇吞象 shétūnxiàng very greedy Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 蛇吞象 shétūnxiàng very greedy (idiom) extremely greedy; a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Refers to human greed being insatiable, especially when trying to take on something much larger than oneself. Frequency Written text 0.145 per million Cross-References Abbreviation of 人心不足蛇吞象 rénxīnbùzúshétūnxiàngSynonym 巴蛇吞象 bāshétūnxiàng巴蛇食象 bāshéshíxiàng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
蛇吞象 shétūnxiàng very greedy (idiom) extremely greedy; a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Refers to human greed being insatiable, especially when trying to take on something much larger than oneself. Frequency Written text 0.145 per million Cross-References Abbreviation of 人心不足蛇吞象 rénxīnbùzúshétūnxiàngSynonym 巴蛇吞象 bāshétūnxiàng巴蛇食象 bāshéshíxiàng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
