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欲壑难填

yù hè nán tiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) insatiably greedy
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

慾壑難填 欲壑难填 [yu4 he4 nan2 tian2] /(idiom) insatiably greedy/

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Other forms in these source records: 慾壑難填

  • 欲
    yù

    desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed / to wish for / to desire

  • 壑
    hè

    gully / ravine / Taiwan pr. [huò]

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 填
    tián

    to fill or stuff / (of a form etc) to fill in

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