吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī​zhe​wǎn​lǐ​kàn​zhe​guō​lǐ

to be insatiably greedy

  • created sense approved 吃着碗里，看着锅里/吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡 · chī​zhe​wǎn​lǐ​kàn​zhe​guō​lǐ · to be insatiably greedy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃着碗里，看着锅里 / 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡

    chī​zhe​wǎn​lǐ​kàn​zhe​guō​lǐ

    to be insatiably greedy

    eyeing what is in the pot while eating from one's own bowl; describes being greedy and never content with what one already has, or a man with a wandering eye

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 碗 (literal) → 碗 · wǎn · bowl 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in ， (non_chinese) 看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 锅 (literal) → 锅/鍋 · guō · pot 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in

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