欲壑难填 (慾壑難填)
yù hè nán tián
Pinyin

Definition

欲壑难填 (慾壑難填)
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yù hè nán tián
  1. bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
  2. carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment

Related Words (20)

tián
  1. 1 to fill or stuff
  2. 2 (of a form etc) to fill in
tián xiě
  1. 1 to fill in a form
  2. 2 to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
tián chōng
  1. 1 pad
  2. 2 padding
tián mǎn
  1. 1 to cram
tián kòng
  1. 1 to fill a job vacancy
  2. 2 to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)

Idioms (7)

以邻为壑
yǐ lín wéi hè
  1. 1 to use one's neighbor as a drain
  2. 2 to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
恨海难填
hèn hǎi nán tián
  1. 1 sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián
  1. 1 bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
  2. 2 carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
放情丘壑
fàng qíng qiū hè
  1. 1 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
精卫填海
Jīng wèi tián hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
  2. 2 task of Sisyphus
  3. 3 determination in the face of impossible odds