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欲壑难填 (慾壑難填)

yù hè nán tián

Definition

  1. bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
  2. carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment

Character Decomposition

欲
=
谷
+
欠
壑
=
？
+
土
难
=
又
+
隹
填
=
土
+
真

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