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avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪得无厌
tān dé wú yàn
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains · give him an inch, and he'll want a mile得寸进尺dé cùn jìn chǐavaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied贪心不足tān xīn bù zúgreedy贪心tān xīnto make endless exorbitant demands诛求无已zhū qiú wú yǐ(idiom) insatiably greedy欲壑难填yù hè nán tiánlit. to grab feathers from a flying goose · fig. to seize any opportunity · pragmatic雁过拔毛yàn guò bá máo
Antonyms
(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible一尘不染yī chén bù rǎnsatisfied with what one has (idiom)知足常乐zhī zú cháng lè
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