得陇望蜀

Traditional: 得隴望蜀

dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized

What does 得陇望蜀 mean?

得陇望蜀 (dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized

2fig. endless greed

3insatiable desire

Character breakdown

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得déto obtain · to get 陇Lǒngshort name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]望wàngfull moon · to hope 蜀Shǔshort name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province · one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province

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