慾壑難填 yù hè nán tián

DEFINITIONS

  1. bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
  2. carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment

CHARACTERS

慾 yù lust, desire, passion; appetite
壑 hè bed of torrent, narrow ravine
難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
填 tián
HSK 4
fill in, fill up; make good