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隴を得て蜀を望む

ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ

never being satisfied with what one gets

Pronunciation

ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ

Contains Kanji

隴
ろう
hill
得
とく
gain
蜀
しょく
green caterpillar
望
ぼう
ambition

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Definitions

Expressions, Godan verb with 'mu' ending

1. Never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; Giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; Taking Gansu only to want Sichuan idiomatic expression.

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