吃着碗里，盯着锅里吃著碗里，盯著鍋里吃着碗里，盯着鍋里

eating from the bowl, staring at the pot

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Meaning: Never satisfied with what one has and wanting more. Critical. Compare "want to have one's cake and eat it".

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Simplified: 吃着碗里，盯着锅里
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃著碗里，盯著鍋里
Traditional (Hong Kong): 吃着碗里，盯着鍋里
Pinyin: chīzhe wǎn li, dīngzhe guō li
Pinyin (Taiwan): chīzhe wǎn lǐ, dīngzhe guō lǐ
Bopomofo: ㄔ ˙ㄓㄜㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ，ㄉㄧㄥ ˙ㄓㄜㄍㄨㄛㄌㄧˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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