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得隴望蜀

简得陇望蜀 · 繁得隴望蜀

Mandarin · pinyin dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ

lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
fig. endless greed
insatiable desire

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得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
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望: wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
蜀: shǔ · one of the Three Kingdoms, established by Liu Bei
陇: lǒng · mountain located between Shanxi

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2–3–4–3 · de2 Long3 wang4 Shu3

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dak1 lung5 mong6 suk6

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(idiomatic) avaricious; greedy; not able to settle for less

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