be insatiably avaricious(tān wěi wú yàn)
be insatiably avaricious
Insatiable, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā NW ě IW ú y à n, which means when greed is never satisfied. It comes from Xia Wenrong, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Zhuo of Tang Dynasty wrote Xia Wenrong, the emperor of the court and the emperor of the country: "Yang Tingyu, the cousin of Zetian, was also ordered by Jiaxing of Suzhou. He was insatiable."
Idiom usage
In "Taiping Guangji. Vol. 329. Xia Wenrong" it is said that "Yang Tingyu, the cousin of Zetian, is also greedy. 」
Chinese PinYin : tān wěi wú yàn
be insatiably avaricious
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A full man knows not a hungry man
A full man knows not a hungry man. bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī
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able only to see the little patch of sky above
able only to see the little patch of sky above. jǐng dǐ míng wā
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be so pleased that one does not know what to do
be so pleased that one does not know what to do. wú kě bù kě
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take pleasure in other people's misfortune
take pleasure in other people's misfortune. xìng zāi lè huò
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