得陇望蜀
Traditional form:
得隴望蜀
Pinyin (reading):
dé Lǒngwàng Shǔ
Definitions:
- lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
- fig. endless greed
- insatiable desire
Characters:
- 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
- 陇 - a mountain located in the Shanxi provice
- 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to
- 蜀 - the name of an ancient state
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