- 得陇望蜀
- délǒng-wàngshǔ[appetite cames with eating; avarice knows no bounds] 既占领了陇地, 又想进占蜀地。 比喻贪得无厌
人若不知足, 既平陇, 复望蜀。 --《后汉书·岑彭传》
Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.
得陇望蜀
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