| Change log entry 40444 | |
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| Processed by: | mmmoore (2012-03-08 19:24:50 GMT) |
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M：比喻貪心不足。 From imandarinpod.com 『一般來說，鍋裡的飯菜比較多，碗裡的飯菜比較少。吃飯時總是先吃碗裡的，吃完了碗裡的再吃鍋裡的。可是，如果碗裡的飯菜還沒吃完就想吃鍋裡的飯菜 … 這個人一定很談心、不知足。』 I can't decide if we are doing these with or without the comma in the middle. For example we have an entries for 江山易改... both with AND without the comma. Thoughts? |
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+ 吃著碗裡看著鍋裡 吃着碗里看着锅里 [chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3] /lit. eating what's in the bowl, but watching what's in the pot (idiom)/wanting to have your cake and eat it too/ + 吃著碗裡瞧著鍋裡 吃着碗里瞧着锅里 [chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 qiao2 zhe5 guo1 li3] /lit. eating what's in the bowl, but watching what's in the pot (idiom)/wanting to have your cake and eat it too/ # 江山易改，本性難移 江山易改，本性难移 [jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 , ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2] /The rivers and mountains may change, but not one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are./Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)/ # 江山易改本性難移 江山易改本性难移 [jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2] /rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder/ |