bottomless pit; insatiable demand
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Meanings
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bottomless pit; (figurative) insatiable demand or resource drain that can never be satisfied
Often used metaphorically to describe financial losses, insatiable desires, or endless demands.
Tā他
de的
huā花
qián钱
xí习
guàn惯
jiù就
xiàng像
gè个
wú无
dǐ底
dòng洞
，
duō多
shǎo少
qián钱
dōu都
bù不
gòu够
。
His spending habits are like a bottomless pit—no amount of money is ever enough.
Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
yù预
suàn算
shì是
gè个
wú无
dǐ底
dòng洞
，
yǒng永
yuǎn远
zhuī追
jiā加
tóu投
zī资
。
This project's budget is a bottomless pit, constantly requiring additional investment.
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Bù不
yào要
shì试
tú图
tián填
mǎn满
yī一
gè个
wú无
dǐ底
dòng洞
，
jí及
shí时
zhǐ止
sǔn损
cái才
shì是
míng明
zhì智
de的
。
Don't try to fill a bottomless pit; cutting your losses in time is the wise choice.