隴を得て蜀を望む
ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile (literally: taking Gansu only to want Sichuan)
Kanji
- 隴 hill; mound. Read as ロウ.
- 得 gain. Read as える.
- 蜀 green caterpillar; Szechwan. Read as ショク.
- 望 hope. Read as のぞむ.