得隴望蜀

See also: 得陇望蜀

Chinese
 
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 Gansu
 
hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
 Sichuan
trad. (得隴望蜀) 得 隴 望 蜀
simp. (得陇望蜀) 得 陇 望 蜀

Pronunciation

Idiom

得隴望蜀

  1. avaricious; greedy; not able to settle for less

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