Two spoonfuls at a time
It's a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is y ī K ǒ Uli ǎ ngch í, which means "greedy". It comes from the new book of Bingwu.
The origin of Idioms
Fan Chengda of Song Dynasty wrote a poem in the new book of Bingwu: "if you don't have two spoonfuls to rest your feet, you can't talk about money."
Analysis of Idioms
You can't take two spoons at a time
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute, it refers to greediness.
Chinese PinYin : yī kǒu liǎng chí
Two spoonfuls at a time
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shun evil and learn to do good. qì è cóng shàn