吃着碗里，看着锅里 in English chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiomatic expression)
  • not content with what one already has
  • (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

Simplified Characters

吃 着 碗 里 ， 看 着 锅 里

Traditional Characters

吃 著 碗 裡 ， 看 著 鍋 裡

Pinyin

chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 着zhe5(chess) move 碗wan3variant of 碗[wan3] 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] ， 看kan4to look after 着zhe5(chess) move 锅guo1pot 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3]