人心不足蛇吞象 in English ren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

人 心 不 足 蛇 吞 象

Traditional Characters

人 心 不 足 蛇 吞 象

Pinyin

ren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 心xin1heart 不bu4(negative prefix) 足zu2excessive 蛇she2variant of 蛇[she2] 吞tun1to swallow 象xiang4elephant