欲壑难填

Traditional: 慾壑難填

yù hè nán tián

Dictionary entry

(idiom) insatiably greedy

What does 欲壑难填 mean?

欲壑难填 (yù hè nán tián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) insatiably greedy

Character breakdown

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欲yùdesire · appetite 壑hègully · ravine 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 填tiánto fill or stuff · (of a form etc) to fill in

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欲壑难填

yù hè nán tián

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