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, and... | Shirabe

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隴ろうを得えて蜀しょくを望のぞむ

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English · JMdict

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

Kanji

隴ロウ hill, mound 得トク gain, get, find 蜀ショク green caterpillar, Szechwan 望ボウ ambition, full moon, hope

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