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吃着碗里，看着锅里【chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ】

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
not content with what one already has
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

汉语词典Chinese definitions

吃着碗里，看着锅里【chī zhe wǎn lǐ, kàn zhe guō lǐ, kàn zhe guō lǐ】

bǐ yù比喻tān xīn bù zú贪心不足

bà罢Yāo幺，nǐ你Huán还hōng哄wǒ我lǐ哩！nǐ你Nā那chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ吃着碗里，看着锅里de的xīn心rén儿，nǐ你shuì说wǒ我bù不zhī dào知道？
Nā那Xuē薛lǎo dà老大Yě也shì是「chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ吃着碗里，看着锅里」de的。zhè这yī一nián lái年来de的guāng jǐng光景，tā他wéi为yāo要xiāng香líng菱bù néng不能dào shǒu到手，hé和yí mā姨妈dá打le了duō shǎo多少jī huāng饥荒。

吃着碗里，看着锅里【chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ】

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
not content with what one already has
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

汉语词典Chinese definitions

吃着碗里，看着锅里【chī zhe wǎn lǐ, kàn zhe guō lǐ, kàn zhe guō lǐ】

bǐ yù比喻tān xīn bù zú贪心不足

bà罢Yāo幺，nǐ你Huán还hōng哄wǒ我lǐ哩！nǐ你Nā那chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ吃着碗里，看着锅里de的xīn心rén儿，nǐ你shuì说wǒ我bù不zhī dào知道？
Nā那Xuē薛lǎo dà老大Yě也shì是「chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ吃着碗里，看着锅里」de的。zhè这yī一nián lái年来de的guāng jǐng光景，tā他wéi为yāo要xiāng香líng菱bù néng不能dào shǒu到手，hé和yí mā姨妈dá打le了duō shǎo多少jī huāng饥荒。

吃

HSK 11

含义eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear

拼音chī

着

HSK 11

含义make move, take action

拼音zhe

碗

HSK 21

含义bowl, small dish

拼音wǎn

里

HSK 1

含义unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

拼音lǐ

看

HSK 11

含义look, see; examine, scrutinize

拼音kàn

锅

HSK 5

含义cooking-pot, saucepan

拼音guō