人心不足蛇吞象

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Chinese

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people's thoughts; public feeling; moral nature not; no foot; to be sufficient snake; serpent to swallow; to take
shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)
 
trad. (人心不足蛇吞象) 人心
simp. #(人心不足蛇吞象) 人心

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人心不足蛇吞象

  1. Being discontent is like a snake swallowing an elephant.