An open mouth asking for food is the daily act of eating and drinking.
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吃着碗里，看着锅里
吃着碗里，看着锅里
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
- ，。
He always eyes what's in the pot while eating what's in the bowl.
- 貳形adjective
not content with what one already has
- ，。
He always wants more, never satisfied with what he already has.
- 參形adjective
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
- ，。
He is always eyeing what's in the pot while eating what's in his bowl.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; hard object)RADICAL
- 宛(bend; gentle)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bowl is made of hard material like stone but shaped with soft, rounded curves.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
Cover your eyes with your hand to see clearly — that is the action of 'looking'.
吃着碗里，看着锅里
Traditional吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
- ，。
He always eyes what's in the pot while eating what's in the bowl.
- 貳形adjective
not content with what one already has
- ，。
He always wants more, never satisfied with what he already has.
- 參形adjective
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
- ，。
He is always eyeing what's in the pot while eating what's in his bowl.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; hard object)RADICAL
- 宛(bend; gentle)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bowl is made of hard material like stone but shaped with soft, rounded curves.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
Cover your eyes with your hand to see clearly — that is the action of 'looking'.
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