得陇望蜀

dé lǒng wàng shǔ

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Definitions

1. lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
2. fig. endless greed
3. insatiable desire

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Child Words of 得陇望蜀

• 得 得 dé: to obtain
• 得 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
• 得 得 děi: to have to
• 望 望 wàng: full moon
• 蜀 蜀 shǔ: short name for Sichuan 四川[sì chuān] province
• 陇 陇 lǒng: short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[gān sù shěng]