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隴を得て蜀を望む
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JMdict 200217
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隴
得
蜀
望
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隴を得て蜀を望む
Reading
ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ
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Translation dut
Shǔ begeren na Lǒng te hebben verworven hoe meer men heeft {lett.} {=
hoe meer men hebben wil}
± 't meer is nooit vol
± als men hem een vinger geeft
wil hij de hele hand
Translation eng
never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more
giving someone an inch and having them take a mile
taking Gansu only to want Sichuan
Translation ger
wenn man die Provinz Ro hat, möchte man auch die Provinz Shu haben
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Part of Speech Godan verb with `mu' ending
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