Chinese Word: 得陇望蜀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		tā men 他们 dé lǒng wàng shǔ 得陇望蜀， yǒng yuǎn 永远 wú fǎ 无法 shǐ 使 tā men 他们 xīn mǎn yì zú 心满意足。 The more they receive, the more they want. They will never be satisfied.; hanker for more; Having got Gansu, he aspires after Sichuan.; Much will have more.
2		zhè 这 zhèng shì 正是 nà zhǒng 那种 kě wàng ér bù kě jí 可望而不可及 de 的 jìng jiè 境界： zhè zhǒng 这种 xìng fú 幸福 yǒng bù 永不 kū wěi 枯萎， ér qiě 而且 zài 再 bú huì 不会 yǒu 有 xīn de 新的 yù wàng 欲望 dé lǒng wàng shǔ 得陇望蜀 bān 般 de 地 cóng 从 qí zhōng 其中 zī shēng 滋生 chū 出 xì 细 yá 芽。 It was that impossible thing: happiness that does not wilt to reveal the thin shoots of some new desire rising from within it.

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