欲壑难填 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

欲 yù
HSK 6
desire, want, long for; intend
壑 hè bed of torrent, narrow ravine
难 nán
HSK 3
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
填 tián
HSK 4
fill in, fill up; make good