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巴蛇吞象
bā​shé​tūn​xiàng

extremely greedy

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巴蛇吞象 bā​shé​tūn​xiàng extremely greedy

Literally means a giant snake swallowing an elephant; used to describe insatiable greed or someone trying to achieve something far beyond their capacity.

References

synonym 巴蛇吞象/巴蛇吞象 → 蛇吞象/蛇吞象
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