得陇望蜀
dé​lǒng​wàng​shǔ

insatiable

  • created reference approved 得陇望蜀/得隴望蜀 → 既得陇，复望蜀/既得隴，復望蜀 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得陇望蜀 / 得隴望蜀 dé​lǒng​wàng​shǔ

    既得陇，复望蜀 / 既得隴，復望蜀 jì​dé​lǒng​fù​wàng​shǔ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 得陇望蜀/得隴望蜀 · dé​lǒng​wàng​shǔ · insatiable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得陇望蜀 / 得隴望蜀

    dé​lǒng​wàng​shǔ

    insatiable

    To have insatiable desires; to always want more after achieving one goal. Literally, having conquered Long (Gansu), one next covets Shu (Sichuan).

    得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 陇 (literal) → 陇/隴 · lǒng · Gansu Province 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to hope 蜀 (literal) → 蜀 · shǔ · Sichuan

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

    created sense