tān
yàn

idiom

Meaning of 贪得无厌

贪得无厌 means to be insatiably greedy; to be avaricious; never satisfied. Pronounced tān dé wú yàn.

  • to be insatiably greedy; to be avaricious; never satisfied

Definitions & Examples

shì
ge
tān
yàn
de
rén
 
yǒu
le
bǎi
wàn
hái
xiǎng
yào
qiān
wàn
 

He is an insatiably greedy person—already having millions but still wanting tens of millions.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
tān
yàn
 
duàn
gōng
yìng
shāng
de
jià
 

This company is never satisfied, constantly driving down supplier prices.

Zhī
zhě
cháng
 
tān
yàn
zhě
cháng
yōu
 

Those who are content are always happy, while the insatiably greedy are always worried.