人心不足蛇吞象 rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
person; people; man
heart; mind; intention
not; no; (negative prefix)
to be sufficient; foot; ample
snake; serpent; variant of shé
to swallow; to take
elephant; appearance; shape