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    3. 隴を得て蜀を望む

    隴を得て蜀を望む

    隴ろうを​得えて​蜀しょくを​望のぞむ​

    never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab64 strokes

    ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ

    Verb

    1.
    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
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    隴
    おか…(2)
    hill・mound
    Kanji
    得
    え.る・う.る…(3)
    gain・get・find・earn・acquire…(6)
    Kanji
    蜀
    いもむし…(2)
    green caterpillar・Szechwan
    Kanji
    望
    のぞ.む・もち…(4)
    ambition・full moon・hope・desire・aspire to…(1)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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