欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián
Pinyin

Definition

欲壑难填
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yù hè nán tián
  1. bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
  2. carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

填
tián
  1. 1 to fill or stuff
  2. 2 (of a form etc) to fill in
填写
tián xiě
  1. 1 to fill in a form
  2. 2 to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
填充
tián chōng
  1. 1 pad
  2. 2 padding
填满
tián mǎn
  1. 1 to cram
填空
tián kòng
  1. 1 to fill a job vacancy
  2. 2 to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
填表
tián biǎo
  1. 1 fill a form
填补
tián bǔ
  1. 1 to fill a gap
  2. 2 to fill in a blank (on a form)
  3. 3 to overcome a deficiency
填词
tián cí
  1. 1 to compose a poem (to a given tune)
填饱
tián bǎo
  1. 1 to feed to the full
  2. 2 to cram
沟壑
gōu hè
  1. 1 gorge
  2. 2 gulch
  3. 3 ravine
  4. 4 deep ditch
义愤填膺
yì fèn tián yīng
  1. 1 righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
丘壑
qiū hè
  1. 1 hills and valleys
  2. 2 remote, secluded area
充填
chōng tián
  1. 1 to fill (gap, hole, area, blank)
  2. 2 to pad out
  3. 3 to complement
  4. 4 (dental) filling
  5. 5 filled
充填物
chōng tián wù
  1. 1 filling material
  2. 2 stuffing
  3. 3 lining
  4. 4 filling
填堵
tián dǔ
  1. 1 to stuff
  2. 2 to cram into
填塞
tián sè
  1. 1 to fill up
  2. 2 to cram
  3. 3 to stuff
填密
tián mì
  1. 1 packing
  2. 2 packaging
填料
tián liào
  1. 1 packing material
填海
tián hǎi
  1. 1 land reclamation
填鸭
tián yā
  1. 1 to force-feed ducks
  2. 2 (cooking) stuffed duck

Idioms (7)

以邻为壑
yǐ lín wéi hè
  1. 1 to use one's neighbor as a drain
  2. 2 to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
恨海难填
hèn hǎi nán tián
  1. 1 sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián
  1. 1 bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
  2. 2 carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
放情丘壑
fàng qíng qiū hè
  1. 1 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
精卫填海
Jīng wèi tián hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
  2. 2 task of Sisyphus
  3. 3 determination in the face of impossible odds
义愤填胸
yì fèn tián xiōng
  1. 1 righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
义愤填膺
yì fèn tián yīng
  1. 1 righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice

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