吃着碗里，瞧着锅里
chī​zhe​wǎn​lǐ​qiáo​zhe​guō​lǐ

to have a wandering eye

  • created sense approved 吃着碗里，瞧着锅里/吃著碗裡，瞧著鍋裡 · chī​zhe​wǎn​lǐ​qiáo​zhe​guō​lǐ · to have a wandering eye — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃着碗里，瞧着锅里 / 吃著碗裡，瞧著鍋裡

    chī​zhe​wǎn​lǐ​qiáo​zhe​guō​lǐ

    to have a wandering eye

    Literal meaning is to eye what is in the pot while eating from one's own bowl; used to describe being greedy or not content with what one already has, especially regarding romantic relationships.

    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) 瞧 (literal) → 瞧 · qiáo · to look 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 锅 (literal) → 锅/鍋 · guō · pot 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in

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