Word Meaning 隴を得て蜀を望む

ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ rou o eteshoku o nozomu

隴を得て蜀を望む is read as ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ (rou o eteshoku o nozomu) and means never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more.

Meaning

English

  1. never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more
  2. giving someone an inch and having them take a mile
  3. taking Gansu only to want Sichuan

Reading

Kana

ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ

Romaji

rou o eteshoku o nozomu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 64 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 149382 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

望蜀

ぼうしょく

insatiability

望む

のぞむ

to expect (of someone)

待ち望む

まちのぞむ

to wait eagerly for

成功を望む

せいこうをのぞむ

to hope to succeed

願望

がんぼう

desire

展望

てんぼう

view

所得

しょとく

income

得意

とくい

one's strong point

取得

しゅとく

obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.)

獲得

かくとく

acquisition

説得

せっとく

persuasion

要望

ようぼう

demand for