be greedy of much and determined to meet one 's desires(tān duō wù dé)

be greedy of much and determined to meet one 's desires

The Chinese idiom, pronounced t ā NDU ō w ù D é, originally means to acquire as much knowledge as possible in learning, and later generally means to acquire as much as possible in other things. From Jin Xue Jie.

Idiom explanation

Greedy: greedy. To seek for; pursue. Get: get.

The origin of Idioms

Han Yu's "Jin Xue Jie" in Tang Dynasty said, "if you are greedy, you will get more, but if you are careful, you will not give."

Idiom usage

To be greedy for more than one's ambition is to get it. In Fang Zongcheng's preface to a brief introduction to ancient prose in Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the prose of the ancients is broad and insightful, and they are afraid of their husband's greed for many things, so they indulge in writing." Shen Yang Dong Ji: "because of lack of medicinal materials, I went to the mountain to collect them. I was greedy for many things. I didn't know how to stop when I entered. I fell here by mistake. I touched the spirit and begged for forgiveness." Sun Li's reading of ran huaizhou's recent Prose: "don't be in a hurry for success, don't be greedy for many things." Chapter one or three of Guo Moruo's Hongbo Qu: "the enemy is eager for great success and is greedy for more."

Idiom story

Han Yu, a essayist of the Tang Dynasty, was a Jinshi in the capital Chang'an at the age of 24. He was demoted to Chang'an as a doctor when he was 45. He gave lectures to the students, quoted widely, eloquent, very welcome. In Jin Xue Jie, he stressed that "industry is better than diligence, lack of play, success in thinking, destruction in following." We should not be greedy in our studies.

Chinese PinYin : tān duō wù dé