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Sentence #138289

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 blay_paul blay_paul May 8, 2010 May 8, 2010 at 10:52:10 PM UTC link Permalink

I'm pretty sure this is incorrect. Please change it back to the earlier version.

blay_paul blay_paul May 28, 2010 May 28, 2010 at 4:37:15 AM UTC link Permalink

Any of CK's suggestions would do, or the original

多く持てば持つほど欲しくなる

which is used is a few sites as a direct translation (or explanation) of the English saying.

See
http://www.e-kotowaza.com/yo.html
(and others).

blay_paul blay_paul May 31, 2010 May 31, 2010 at 5:45:15 PM UTC link Permalink

I'm going to change this as it's used in WWWJDIC.

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多く持てば持つほど欲しくなる。

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多く持ってば持つほど欲しくなる。

edited by SeeVogel, February 16, 2009
多く持ってば持つほど欲しくなる。

edited by SeeVogel, February 16, 2009
Wer viel hat will noch mehr haben.

edited by SeeVogel, May 28, 2010
Wer viel hat will noch mehr haben.

edited by SeeVogel, May 28, 2010
➜ #395019Wer viel hat, will noch mehr haben.

linked by SeeVogel, May 28, 2010
多く持ってば、大いに

edited by SeeVogel, May 28, 2010
多く持ってば、最も持つ欲しくなる。

edited by SeeVogel, May 28, 2010
持てば持つほど欲しくなる。

edited by blay_paul, May 31, 2010
多く持てば持つほど欲しくなる。

edited by SeeVogel, May 31, 2010
➜ #750433Cuanto más tienes, más quieres.

linked by marcelostockle, February 24, 2012
➜ #4459789He who has much wants even more.

linked by Aiji, March 28, 2023