dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ

Traditional: 得隴望蜀

得陇望蜀 (dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized; fig. endless greed; insatiable desire”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
  2. 2fig. endless greed
  3. 3insatiable desire

Characters in 得陇望蜀

得dé · to obtain陇Lǒng · short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]望wàng · full moon蜀Shǔ · short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province

Related words

得to obtain得used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得to have to觉得to think that ...; to feel that ...希望to hope记得to remember得到to get; to obtain; to receive值得worth the money不得不have no choice or option but to失望disappointed获得to obtain; to receive; to get

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