欲壑难填 无止无尽
“Your desires will never end.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
唯权而已
“with power in your life.”
欲壑难填 无止无尽
“Your desires will never end.”
“No matter how much you conquer, your greed will never be satisfied.”
Rooted in Buddhist and Daoist teachings, traditional Chinese ethics caution that unchecked human desires ('yu') become an abyss that inevitable leads to moral corruption and self-destruction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the chasm of desire is difficult to fill; insatiable greed
A sophisticated set idiom (chengyu) used to critique someone whose greed or lust for power cannot be satisfied.
endless; without cessation
A literary four-character expression emphasizing perpetuity, often applied to suffering, greed, or conflict.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you only feel a sense of sorrow.”
“There's no room for scum.”
“and greedy.”
“and it's truly lonely and dull.”
“I worried constantly.”
“No surprise. Those trashy magazines are everywhere.”