贪多嚼不烂

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

to have a voracious desire for / to covet / greedy / corrupt

many; much / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-

to chew / also pr. [jue2]

used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot; to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad