贪心不足 (tān xīn bù zú) | Meaning: avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

greedy贪心tān xīn

(idiom) insatiably greedy欲壑难填yù hè nán tián

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied贪得无厌tān dé wú yàn

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)人心不足蛇吞象rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized · fig. endless greed · insatiable desire得陇望蜀dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ

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 chǐ

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied