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covet the land of Shu after capturing the region of Long; be greedy for gain; give him an inch, and he will take a mile; the more one gets, the more one wants

dé lǒng wàng shǔ

得 陇 望 蜀

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derogcovet the land of Shu after capturing the region of Long; be greedy for gain; give him an inch, and he will take a mile; the more one gets, the more one wants
- tā men dé lǒng wàng shǔ yǒng yuǎn wú fǎ mǎn zú
  他们得陇望蜀，永远无法满足。
  The more they receive, the more they want. They will never be satisfied.
- wài zī chuán méi dé lǒng wàng shǔ chuán méi jìng zhēng làng cháo fēng qǐ yún yǒng
  外资传媒得陇望蜀，传媒竞争浪潮风起云涌。
  Foreign media have enjoyed a prosperous future, and the wave of media competition is surging.
synonym
dé cùn jìn chǐ得寸进尺 tān dé wú yàn贪得无厌 huò lǒng wàng shǔ获陇望蜀
antonym
shì kě ér zhǐ适可而止 zhī zú cháng lè知足常乐 zhī zú bù rǔ知足不辱

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