贪大求洋
tān​dà​qiú​yáng

to crave things big and foreign

  • created sense approved 贪大求洋/貪大求洋 · tān​dà​qiú​yáng · to crave things big and foreign — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贪大求洋 / 貪大求洋

    tān​dà​qiú​yáng

    to crave things big and foreign

    To pursue large-scale projects and foreign technology or equipment while ignoring practical needs and objective conditions.

    贪 (literal) → 贪/貪 · tān · greedy 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 洋 (literal) → 洋 · yáng · foreign

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