得dak1隴lung5望mong6蜀suk6

simp得陇望蜀

dak1 lung5 mong6 suk6dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ

得dak1obtain, get, gain, acquire
隴lung5short name for Gansu Province
望mong6to look at, look forward
蜀suk6one of the Three Kingdoms, established by Liu Bei

English

lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
fig. endless greed
insatiable desire

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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