吃著碗裡,瞧著鍋裡 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ

be greedy; want more while having some

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. see 吃著碗裡,吃着碗里,看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]

Characters

Character Meaning
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
aspect particle indicating action in progress
bowl; cup; variant of wǎn
inside; interior; internal
to look at; to see; to visit
aspect particle indicating action in progress
pot; pan; boiler
inside; interior; internal