请输入您要查询的字词:

 

字词 人苦不知足, 得陇复望蜀。
释义
人苦不知足, 得陇复望蜀。

Rén kǔ, bù zhīzú; dé Lǒng, fù wàng Shǔ.

人苦不知足, 得隴復望蜀。

Lit [It's a] shame [that] people are never satisfied; [having] acquired [the kingdom of] Lǒng, [they] look toward (acquiring) [the kingdom of] Shǔ.

Fig The more people get, the more they want.

Note [Lǒng and Shǔ are two traditional names for parts of ancient China, now located in modern Gansu and Sichuan provinces, respectively; from a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, entitled “Gǔ Fēng,” verse 23; as a chengyu: délǒng-wàngshǔ, “having insatiable desires”; see also rénshēng bù zhīzú below.]

Topics chengyu délǒng-wàngshǔ DESIRE Gansu province GREED Gǔ Fēng HUMAN NATURE Li Bo Lǒng kingdom Shǔ kingdom Sichuan_province

随便看

 

汉译英翻译词典收录4156条汉英翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用中文字词的英语拼写、翻译、音标、读音、用法、例句等,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2024 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/7 9:32:26