吃着碗里，看着锅里
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
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Traditional: 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡
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- (idiom) lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
- not content with what one already has
- (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
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Related Words
哪些(nǎ xiē)— which ones?
→一手交钱，一手交货(yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò)— lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
→吃软不吃硬(chī ruǎn bù chī yìng)— lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
→尔虞我诈(ěr yú wǒ zhà)— lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception
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