人心不足蛇吞象

rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

rén

person; people

xīn

heart

no; not so

(bound form) foot; leg

shé

variant of 蛇[she2]

tūn

to swallow

xiàng

elephant