Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 隴を得て蜀を望む(ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ) in Japanese

隴を得て蜀を望む
Kana Reading
ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ
Romaji
rōwoeteshokuwonozomu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `mu' ending
    Meaning
    never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more (lit: taking Gansu only to want Sichuan); give him an inch and he'll take a mile

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
隴を得て蜀を望む
Plain Polite
隴を得て蜀を望みます
Negative
隴を得て蜀を望まない
Negative Polite
隴を得て蜀を望みません

Past

Plain
隴を得て蜀を望んだ
Plain Polite
隴を得て蜀を望みました
Negative
隴を得て蜀を望まなかった
Negative Polite
隴を得て蜀を望みませんでした

Te

Plain
隴を得て蜀を望んで
Plain Polite
隴を得て蜀を望みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
隴を得て蜀を望まれる
Plain Polite
隴を得て蜀を望まれます
Negative
隴を得て蜀を望まれない
Negative Polite
隴を得て蜀を望まれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

On'Yomi: ボウ, モウ

Kun'Yomi: のぞ.む, もち

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

On'Yomi: トク

Kun'Yomi: え.る, う.る

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13 strokes

green caterpillar, Szechwan

On'Yomi: ショク, ゾク

Kun'Yomi: いもむし

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19 strokes

hill, mound

On'Yomi: ロウ, リョウ

Kun'Yomi: おか

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