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人心不足蛇吞象
rénxīnbùzúshétūnxiàng
1. a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

Character Breakdown

人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶
心
xīn
heart; mind; soul
HSK 3 4 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
足
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
HSK 2 7 丶
蛇
shé
snake
HSK 5 11 丶
吞
tūn
to absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow
HSK 6 7 丶
象
xiàng
elephant; ivory; figure, image
HSK 4 11 丶

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Chinese