How to say "人心不足蛇吞象啊" (rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng a) in Chinese dialogue

rén人xīn心bù不zú足shé蛇tūn吞xiàng象a啊

Talk about biting off more than you can chew.

HSK Vocabulary
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Show Information
Source Media
TV Series
Season & Episode
S1 E21
Clip Timestamp
27:15
TMDB ID
279136
Conversation Context
LineChinesePinyinTranslation
1一定是在搞扩产yí dìng shì zài gǎo kuò chǎnMust be expanding production.
2▶人心不足蛇吞象啊rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng aTalk about biting off more than you can chew.
3小宇xiǎo yǔZhiyu,

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裴总应该不缺一个饭盒吧
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裴总应该不缺一个饭盒吧
péi zǒng yīng gāi bù quē yí gè fàn hé baMr. Pei probably doesn't need this lunch box back.

但不管怎样 我觉得还是得还回去
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但不管怎样 我觉得还是得还回去
dàn bù guǎn zěn yàng wǒ jué de hái shì dé hái huí qùbut no matter what, I think it should be returned.

你要是不方便的话
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你要是不方便的话
nǐ yào shì bù fāng biàn de huàIf it's inconvenient for you,

自己叫个闪送送到筑翎去
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自己叫个闪送送到筑翎去
zì jǐ jiào gè shǎn sòng sòng dào zhù líng qùCall a FlashEx service to send it to Forma.

下班之后老赵让我去她店里 你呢
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下班之后老赵让我去她店里 你呢
xià bān zhī hòu lǎo zhào ràng wǒ qù tā diàn lǐ nǐ neZhao asked me to go to her shop after work. What about you?

我约了事 就不过去了
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我约了事 就不过去了
wǒ yuē liǎo shì jiù bù guò qù leI have an appointment, so I won't be going.

跟裴康华差不多
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跟裴康华差不多
gēn péi kāng huá chà bu duōis about the same as Pei Kanghua's.

说话有南城口音
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说话有南城口音
shuō huà yǒu nán chéng kǒu yīnHe speaks with a Nancheng accent.

我会永远烂在肚子里头 知道就好
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我会永远烂在肚子里头 知道就好
wǒ huì yǒng yuǎn làn zài dǔ zi lǐ tou zhī dào jiù hǎowill die with me. Good that you understand.

这口音 身形都对得上啊
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这口音 身形都对得上啊
zhè kǒu yīn shēn xíng dōu duì dé shàng aThe accent and build both match up.

当年那个人应该就是他
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当年那个人应该就是他
dāng nián nà ge rén yīng gāi jiù shì tāHe must be the one from back then.

这个黄老板 是做水泥混凝土生意的
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这个黄老板 是做水泥混凝土生意的
zhè ge huáng lǎo bǎn shì zuò shuǐ ní hùn níng tǔ shēng yì deThis Mr. Huang is in the cement and concrete business.

他这厂子这几年经营不善
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他这厂子这几年经营不善
tā zhè chǎng zi zhè jǐ nián jīng yíng bù shànHis factory has been poorly managed these years.

能撑到现在 少不了裴康华的支持
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能撑到现在 少不了裴康华的支持
néng chēng dào xiàn zài shào bù liǎo péi kāng huá de zhī chíThe fact that it's still running must be thanks to Pei Kanghua's support.

按理说 裴康华跟他解除合约
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按理说 裴康华跟他解除合约
àn lǐ shuō péi kāng huá gēn tā jiě chú hé yuēLogically speaking, Pei Kanghua terminating their contract

可是这个黄老板啊 是精神抖擞
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可是这个黄老板啊 是精神抖擞
kě shì zhè ge huáng lǎo bǎn a shì jīng shén dǒu sǒuBut this Mr. Huang seems quite spirited.

在解除合约的那段时间啊 他刚好接了一单
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在解除合约的那段时间啊 他刚好接了一单
zài jiě chú hé yuē de nà duàn shí jiān a tā gāng hǎo jiē le yī dānthat during the period when the contract was terminated, he just took an order

他这厂子根本吃不下
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他这厂子根本吃不下
tā zhè chǎng zi gēn běn chī bù xiàHis factory can't handle it at all.

一定是在搞扩产
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一定是在搞扩产
yí dìng shì zài gǎo kuò chǎnMust be expanding production.

老赵 你都对了一个小时账了
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老赵 你都对了一个小时账了
lǎo zhào nǐ dōu duì le yí gè xiǎo shí zhàng leZhao. You've been checking these accounts for an hour now.

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