insatiable greed; avarice
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
insatiable greed; the desire is a ravine that can never be filled
formalUsed to criticize someone whose greed or ambition is limitless. Often used in formal, literary, or journalistic contexts to describe corruption or excessive materialism.
Tān贪
guān官
yù欲
hè壑
nán难
tián填
，
zuì最
zhōng终
shòu受
dào到
le了
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
zhì制
cái裁
。
The corrupt official's greed was insatiable, and he was eventually punished by the law.
Yù欲
hè壑
nán难
tián填
，
rú如
guǒ果
bù不
jiā加
yǐ以
jié节
zhì制
，
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
huǐ毁
le了
zì自
jǐ己
。
Insatiable greed, if left unchecked, will eventually destroy a person.
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Zhè这
xiē些
fù富
shāng商
yù欲
hè壑
nán难
tián填
，
hái还
xiǎng想
yào要
tūn吞
bìng并
gèng更
duō多
de的
xiǎo小
qǐ企
yè业
。
These wealthy merchants have insatiable greed and want to annex even more small businesses.