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吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡
简 吃着碗里，看着锅里 · 繁 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡Mandarin · pinyin chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
Meanings
- lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
- not content with what one already has
- (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
Characters in this entry
- 吃
- chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
- 著
- zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
- 碗
- wǎn · bowl, small dish
- 裡
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- 看
- kàn · look, see; examine, scrutinize
- 鍋
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- 着
- zhe · make move, take action
- 里
- lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- 锅
- guō · cooking-pot, saucepan
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Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading
hek3 zoek6 wun2 leoi5 ，hon3 zoek6 wo1 leoi5
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