人心不足蛇吞象

rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

Dictionary entry

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

What does 人心不足蛇吞象 mean?

人心不足蛇吞象 (rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]心xīnheart · mind 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-足jùexcessive 蛇shévariant of 蛇[she2]吞tūnto swallow · to take 象xiàngelephant · CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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人心不足蛇吞象

rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

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