得隴望蜀

See also: 得陇望蜀

Chinese

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get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to

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hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards

!Sichuan |- !trad. (得隴望蜀) | 得 | 隴 | 望 | 蜀 |- !simp. (得陇望蜀) | 得 | 陇 | 望 | 蜀 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): délǒngwàngshǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: délǒngwàngshǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: derloongwanqshuu
  - IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

得隴望蜀

avaricious; greedy; not able to settle for less

Synonyms

貪得無厭／贪得无厌 (tāndéwúyàn)
貪婪／贪婪 (tānlán)

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