Read Edit View history 蛇吞象 shétūnxiàng very greedy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 蛇吞象 shétūnxiàng very greedy (idiom) extremely greedy; a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Refers to human greed being insatiable, especially when trying to take on something much larger than oneself. Edit Delete References Add reference abbreviation 蛇吞象/蛇吞象 → 人心不足蛇吞象/人心不足蛇吞象 Edit Delete synonym 巴蛇吞象/巴蛇吞象 → 蛇吞象/蛇吞象 Edit Delete synonym 巴蛇食象/巴蛇食象 → 蛇吞象/蛇吞象 Edit Delete
蛇吞象 shétūnxiàng very greedy (idiom) extremely greedy; a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Refers to human greed being insatiable, especially when trying to take on something much larger than oneself. Edit Delete