A person whose greed and desires can never be satisfied(貪慾無厭)
During the Warring States Period in China, there were four major families in the Kingdom of Jin, of which the Zhi family was the most powerful.
The Zhi family forced the Wei family and the Han family to join forces to attack the Zhao family.
The leader of the Zhao family secretly sent an envoy to meet with the leaders of the Wei and Han families.
The envoy said to the leaders of the two families
Our three weaker families should unite to resist the oppression of the Zhi family. The leader of the Zhi family is a greedy man whose desires are never satisfied. After you and he destroy the Zhao family, he will attack your two families next.
The leaders of the Wei family and the Han family agreed with the envoy, and the two of them decided to secretly join forces with the Zhao family to attack the Zhi family.
When the envoy had finished his talks with the leaders of the Wei and Han families and was about to leave, a man from the Zhi family saw the envoy.
The man from the Zhi family immediately went to find the leader of the Zhi family.
He said to the head of the Zhi family
I happened to find out that an envoy from the Zhao family has gone to see the leaders of the Wei family and the Han family.
I think he may be working on a secret deal that's not in our favour.
The leader of the Zhi family replied with a smile.
The coalition of our three families is about to win, and the leaders of the Wei and Han families will never betray me.
The man from the Zhi family still felt uneasy, so he took the initiative to visit the leaders of the Wei and Han families.
After the man of the Zhi family had visited the leaders of the Wei family and the Han family, he went to see the leader of the Zhi family again.
He said to the Zhi family leader
A few hours ago I visited the leaders of the Wei and Han families. When I talked to them, I found that their attitude towards me has changed. I am sure they will betray us. .
The Zhi family leader replied with a smile.
I think differently from you. I still don't think they will betray us.
When the man from the Zhi family saw that he could not convince the leader of the Zhi family to believe in him, he fell silent.
That afternoon, after the Zhi man returned home, he took his family and left the Kingdom of Jin.
That night, the Wei, Han and Zhao families joined forces to launch a surprise attack on the Zhi family, and all the people in the Zhi family were killed.
The literal translation of this phrase is "a person whose greed and desires are never satisfied".
It is used to describe a person who is extremely greedy and whose desires can never be satisfied.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever been betrayed by someone you trusted? When the situation is favourable to you, are you too arrogant to listen to anyone's advice?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
貪慾無厭(A person whose greed and desires can
never be satisfied)
中國的戰國時代晉王國中有四大家族，其中智家族的勢力最大。
智家族強迫魏家族與韓家族這兩個家族一起出兵去攻打趙家族。
趙家族的領導秘密派出了一個使者去見魏家族與韓家族的領導。
這個使者對這兩個家族的領導說。
我們三個比較弱小的家族應該聯合起來反抗智家族的欺壓，智家族的領導是一個貪心與慾望永遠無法滿足的人，你們跟他一起消滅了趙家族後，他接下來就會對你們兩個家族發動攻擊。
魏家族與韓家族的領導認同這個使者的看法，他們兩個人決定要偷偷聯合趙家族一起對智家族發動攻擊。
這個使者與魏家族與韓家族的領導會談完離開的時候，有一個智家族的男人看到這個使者。
這個智家族的男人立刻去找智家族的領導。
他對智家族的領導說。
我跟才不小心發現趙家族的一個使者去找魏家族與韓家族的領導。
我認為他可能正在進行一份對我們不利的秘密協議。
智家族的領導笑著回答。
我們三個家族的聯軍即將取得勝利，魏家族與韓家族的領導不可能背叛我
這個智家族的男人心中仍然覺得很不安，所以他就主動去拜訪魏家族與韓家族的領導。
這個智家族的男人拜訪完魏家族與韓家族的領導後，他又再次去找智家族的領導。
他對智家族的領導說。
我幾個小時前去拜訪了魏家族與韓家族的領導，我在與他們對話的過程中，我發現他們對我的態度已經改變了，我確信他們將會要背叛我們。。
智家族的領導笑著回答。
我的想法跟你不一樣，我還是不認為他們會被背叛我們。
這個智家族的男人看到自已無法說服智家族的領導相信自己，他沉默了。
當天下午，這個智家族的男人回到家後，他就帶著自己的家人離開晉王國。
當天晚上，魏家族與韓家族和趙家族三個家族聯合起來對智家族發動奇襲，智家族中的所有人全被殺光。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一個貪心與慾望永遠無法滿足的人。
這句成語被用來形容一個人非常的貪心，這個人的慾望永遠無法滿足。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你曾經有過被信任的人背叛的經驗嗎?你在情況對自己很有利的時候，你會自大到無法聽取任何人的意見嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為戰國策-趙策1
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2025/03/01更新