de2
Long3
wang4
Shu3
  1. lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
  2. fig. endless greed
  3. insatiable desire

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  • 得 (得): to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
  • 陇 (隴): short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
  • 望 (望): full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
  • 蜀 (蜀): short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province

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