得隴望蜀
Reading: とくろうぼうしょく
Meaning: endless human desires
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Example Sentence
Human desires are endless, always wanting more after getting something.
Usage Notes
A four-character idiom expressing how human desires are never satisfied - when one thing is obtained, another is immediately desired. Based on a historical Chinese story.
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