得隴望蜀

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See also: 得陇望蜀

Chinese

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get; obtain; gain
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
 
Gansu
hope; expect; to visit
hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
 
Sichuan
trad. (得隴望蜀)
simp. (得陇望蜀)

Etymology

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From Book of Jin:

:「無足得隴右欲得蜀!」 [MSC, trad.]
:「无足得陇右欲得蜀!」 [MSC, simp.]
Wèi Wǔ yuē: “Rén kǔ wúzú, jì dé Lǒngyòu, fù yù dé Shǔ!” [Pinyin]
(Emperor) Wu of Wei said: "Men suffer from insatiability, already having Longyou yet still wanting to get Shu!"

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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得隴望蜀

  1. avaricious; greedy; not able to settle for less

Synonyms

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References

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  • Entry #42001”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
  • "Entry #285", in 成語典 [Dictionary of Chinese Idioms] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Chinese Republic, Taipei), 2020.