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吃着碗里，看着锅里

吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡

chī zhe wǎn lǐ kàn zhe guō lǐ

/(hek3 ??? wun2 leui5 ??? hon3 ??? wo1 leui5 )

not content with what one already has

Very infrequent

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(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye / lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has /

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Cantofish:

MDBG: lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

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