N21130/1725

欲よく張ばり

nounnoun (generic)な adjectiveadjective (generic)

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よくばり

Meanings

greed, avarice, covetousness, greedy person

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彼かれは欲張よくばりな人ひとだと思おもわれている。

He is thought to be a greedy person.

欲張よくばりをすると、結局けっきょく何なにも得えられないこともある。

If you are greedy, there are times when you end up getting nothing at all.

そんなに欲張よくばりなことを言いっても、全部ぜんぶはもらえないよ。

Even if you say such greedy things, you can't have all of it.

彼女かのじょの欲張よくばりな性格せいかくが、友人ゆうじん関係かんけいを壊こわしてしまった。

Her greedy nature ended up ruining her friendships.

欲張よくばりと言いわれることを恐おそれず、自分じぶんの望のぞみをはっきり主張しゅちょうすることも大切たいせつだという意見いけんもある。

There is also the opinion that it is important to clearly assert what you want without fearing being called greedy.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)