得陇望蜀

得隴望蜀
délǒngwàngshǔ

avaricious; greedy; not able to settle for less

Wiktionary

Homographs

得陇望蜀 dé Lǒngwàng Shǔ
  1. lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
  2. fig. endless greed
  3. insatiable desire

Entry Composition

=1 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=1 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=1 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=1 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
2 陇 Lǒng short name for Gansu province 甘肃省 Gānsù Shěng
=3 望 wàng
  1. full moon
  2. to hope
  3. to expect
  4. to visit
  5. to gaze (into the distance)
  6. to look towards
  7. towards
=3 望 wàng
  1. 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
  2. old variant of 望 wàng
=4 蜀 Shǔ
  1. short name for Sichuan 四川 Sìchuān province
  2. one of the Three Kingdoms 三国 Sānguó after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀汉 Shǔ Hàn, situated around what is now Sichuan province
=4 蜀 shǔ
  1. (historical dictionaries only) silkworm on hollyhock
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 蠋 (zhú, “caterpillar”)
  3. (～國) the name of a state in ancient China
  4. Sichuan (a province of China)
  5. alternative form of 蠋 (zhú, “caterpillar”)
  6. another name for Shu Han, one of Three Kingdoms
  7. silkworm on hollyhock
  8. the name of a state in ancient China