欲壑难填
欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián
bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed; carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
idiom
Traditional: 慾壑難填
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- (idiom) bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
- carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
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Related Words
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→贪婪无厌(tān lán wú yàn)— avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
→贪得无厌(tān dé wú yàn)— avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
→贪心不足(tān xīn bù zú)— avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
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