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欲壑难填
慾壑難填
yùhènántián
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 Breakdown

欲
yù
desire, want, longing, intent
HSK 6 11 丶
壑
hè
gully, pool; a ditch carved by a torrential rain
17 丶
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3 10 丶
填
tián
to fill, to pad, to stuff
HSK 4 13 丶

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