得一望十 — “To get one part and still desire ten”
得一望十 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get one part and still desire ten”. To be insatiably greedy and never satisfied. Literally, “Obtain one, hope for ten”.
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得一望十 Pronunciation and Pinyin
得一望十 Character Breakdown
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尽管他已经取得了一些成绩，但总是得一望十，从不满足于现状。
Although he had already achieved some results, he was always getting one and longing for ten, never satisfied with the current situation.
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Synonyms of 得一望十
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- dé得bù不cháng偿shī失the losses outweigh the gains
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- dé得bù不chóu酬shī失gains do not compensate for losses
- dé得yú于xīn心yīng应yú于shǒu手mastery of mind and hand
- dé得rén人sǐ死lì力win people's utmost loyalty and effort
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- dé得rén人qián钱cái财，，yǔ与rén人xiāo消zāi灾take money, avert disaster
- dé得xiū休biàn便xiū休know when to stop
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Open the tool →Questions about 得一望十
What does 得一望十 mean?
得一望十 (dé yī wàng shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get one part and still desire ten”.
How do you pronounce 得一望十?
得一望十 is pronounced dé yī wàng shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 得一望十 literally mean?
Literally, 得一望十 means “Obtain one, hope for ten”. It is used to mean “to get one part and still desire ten”.
What is the Chinese definition of 得一望十?
得：取得；望：希望。才得一分，就想得十分。形容十分贪婪