蛇吞象
shé​tūn​xiàng

very greedy

  • created reference approved 蛇吞象 → 人心不足蛇吞象 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蛇吞象 shé​tūn​xiàng

    人心不足蛇吞象 rén​xīn​bù​zú​shé​tūn​xiàng

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  • created sense approved 蛇吞象 · shé​tūn​xiàng · very greedy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蛇吞象

    shé​tūn​xiàng

    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.

    蛇 (literal) → 蛇 · shé · snake 吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to swallow 象 (literal) → 象 · xiàng · elephant

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