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字词 人生不知足, 得陇又望蜀。
释义
人生不知足, 得陇又望蜀。

Rénshēng bù zhīzú, dé Lǒng yòu wàng Shǔ.

人生不知足, 得隴又望蜀。

Lit Humans [are] born never [to] know satisfaction; [as soon as one] occupies Long, [one] also looks toward Shu [as well].

Fig Humans are greedy; they will never be satisfied with what they have.

Note [Note: dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ, a chengyu meaning “to have insatiable desires,” refers to a famous episode in R3K, in which Zhuge Liang helped Liu Bei to occupy the small country of Long (near present day Gansu province), as part of his larger scheme to invade Shu, in modern day Sichuan province; see also rénxīn bùzú and rénxīn gāo guò tiān below.]

Topics AVARICE chengyu DESIRE Gansu province GREED Liu Bei Lóng kingdom R3K SATISFACTION Shǔ kingdom Sichuan province Zhuge_Liang

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