得陇望蜀

dé lǒng wàng shǔ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 得陇望蜀

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

望
wàng

full moon

蜀
shǔ

short name for Sichuan 四川[sì chuān] province

陇
lǒng

short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[gān sù shěng]