蚂蚱吞老虎，贪心不足螞蚱吞老虎，貪心不足螞蚱吞老虎，貪心不足

a grasshopper swallowing a tiger: greed that is never satisfied

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone whose greed is far beyond their means. Critical. Close to 'bite off more than one can chew'.

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Simplified: 蚂蚱吞老虎，贪心不足
Traditional (Taiwan): 螞蚱吞老虎，貪心不足
Pinyin: màzha tūn lǎohǔ, tānxīnbùzú
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄚㄊㄨㄣㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ，ㄊㄢㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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