贪得无厌

貪得無厭
tāndéwúyàn
idiom #21,596

Meanings

  1. 1 insatiably greedy
  2. 2 avaricious and never satisfied
  3. 3 greedy beyond measure

Examples

Tā tān dé wú yàn, ná le yī cì zhīhòu hái yào zài ná.
He is insatiably greedy — after taking once he still wants more.
Nàge shāngrén tān dé wú yàn, zuìzhōng luò de shēnbài míngliè de xiàchǎng.
That merchant's insatiable greed ultimately led to his complete ruin.

Tips

memory
Break it down: (greedy) + (obtaining/getting) + (without) + (being satisfied/fed up). 'Getting greedily, never being satisfied.' If you know that can mean 'satiated/fed up', the phrase clicks immediately.

Stroke Order

tān
yàn