既得陇，复望蜀
jì​dé​lǒng​fù​wàng​shǔ

insatiable greed

  • created sense approved 既得陇，复望蜀/既得隴，復望蜀 · jì​dé​lǒng​fù​wàng​shǔ · insatiable greed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    既得陇，复望蜀 / 既得隴，復望蜀

    jì​dé​lǒng​fù​wàng​shǔ

    insatiable greed

    having captured the Long region, one next covets the Shu region; describes a person whose desires are never satisfied or who always wants more once a goal is achieved

    既得 (literal) → 既得 · jì​dé · vested 陇 (literal) → 陇/隴 · lǒng · Gansu Province ， (non_chinese) 复 (literal) → 复/復 · fù · again 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to hope 蜀 (literal) → 蜀 · shǔ · Sichuan

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