得寸思尺
dé​cùn​sī​chǐ

insatiable

  • created sense approved 得寸思尺 · dé​cùn​sī​chǐ · insatiable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得寸思尺

    dé​cùn​sī​chǐ

    insatiable

    to win an inch and desire a foot; to be insatiable or greedy for more after achieving a small gain

    得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 寸 (literal) → 寸 · cùn · cun 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · chi

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense