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Meaning of 欲壑难填

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
欲 yù 壑 hè 难 nán 填 tián (Trad.: 慾壑難填)
bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed; carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
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Antonyms: 一尘不染
Example Sentences
1
男人能得到什么就要什么
。
女人偏偏得不到什么要什么
。
知足常乐
,
欲壑难填
。
What man wants all he can get. What woman wants all she can't get.
2
营销人员所犯的第一个错误就是他们的欲壑难填
。
The first mistake marketers make is that they want more.
3
他们对任何类型的数据和事实的胃口都是欲壑难填
。
They have voracious appetites for facts and figures of any kind.
4
我情愿做那个年老的
,
欲壑难填的博士
,
好友如云
,
情操高尚
。
I preferred the elderly and discontented doctor , surrounded by friends and cherishing honest hopes.
5
美国国防工业基地的大规模重组意味着五角大楼并非欲壑难填的主儿
。
The massive restructuring of the US defence industrial base meant that the Pentagon did not have so many mouths to feed.