idiom
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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吃着碗里，看着锅里 (chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ) means "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" in Chinese.
吃着碗里，看着锅里 is pronounced "chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 9 syllables.
吃着碗里，看着锅里 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
吃着碗里，看着锅里 is made up of the characters 吃, 着, 碗, 里, ，, 看, 着, 锅, 里. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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