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貪心不足

贪心不足

tānxīnbùzú

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

greedy and never satisfied

貪多而不知滿足。《三國演義．第一五回》：「汝貪心不足！既得吳郡，而又強併吾界！今日特與嚴氏雪讎！」《兒女英雄傳．第三九回》：「一個人活到九十歲了，要還有這些忌諱，那就叫貪心不足，不知好歹了。」也作「貪心無厭」。

重編國語辭典

索求無度而不知足

Entry Composition

insufficient
lacking
deficiency
not enough
inadequate
not worth
cannot
should not

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