Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡

chīzhewǎnlǐ,kànzheguōlǐ

ㄔ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ , ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄌㄧˇ

Simplified 吃着碗里,看着锅里

  1. 1lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2not content with what one already has
  3. 3(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

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