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Definition(s) for: 人心不足蛇吞象

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
人心不足蛇吞象 rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng - a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
- excessive
- (bound form) foot; leg
- sufficient; ample
- as much as; fully
shé- snake
- serpent
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- used in 委蛇[wei1yi2]
shé- variant of 蛇[she2]
tūn- to swallow
- to take
xiàng- elephant
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- shape
- form
- appearance
- to imitate

Other Words Containing 人心不足蛇吞象

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo