Insatiable greed(tān lín wú yàn)

Insatiable greed

Greed is insatiable. Pronunciation: Tanlin Wuyan. Definition: greed is never satisfied. The same as "insatiable greed".

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In the 28th year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "there are real greedy hearts, insatiable greed and endless anger."

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Contemporary · Yin Qian's complete works of Yin Qian's Essays: "in today's time, there may be some celebrities who do not care about their names, but I'm afraid there are few people who are not greedy for profits. Especially in our age, where power, money and name are regarded as beliefs, from no belief to 'belief', from no real 'religion' to 'fetishism', 'power worship' and 'fame worship', there are many greedy people Rise from the ground. Of course, I have earned fame through painstaking efforts. In addition to hoping that others will worship, admire or appreciate myself, I rely on fame to get more money and material. Yin Qian thinks that this is also the driving force and motivation that can not be ignored. In this society where money seems to dominate everything, dare you say that you can not be moved by money? "Money can communicate with God, not to mention people." (complete works of essays by Yin Qian)

words whose meaning is similar

be insatiably avaricious

Chinese PinYin : tān lín wú yàn