蚁膻鼠腐 — “To have low and unrefined tastes”
蚁膻鼠腐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have low and unrefined tastes”. To prefer vulgar or corrupt things. Literally, “Ants like rank odor, rats like rotten food”.
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蚁膻鼠腐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蚁膻鼠腐 Character Breakdown
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他整天沉迷于那些低俗的娱乐节目，真是蚁膻鼠腐，毫无品味可言。
He spends his days engrossed in those vulgar entertainment shows, truly having low and unrefined tastes.
Idioms Related to 蚁膻鼠腐
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- yǐ蚁yōng拥fēng蜂cuán攒swarming like ants and clustering like bees
- yǐ蚁dòu斗wō蜗zhēng争Trivial disputes
- yǐ蚁kuì溃shǔ鼠hài骇flee in terror and scatter in disarray
- yǐ蚁xué穴huài坏dī堤Small oversight leads to great disaster
- yǐ蚁xué穴kuì溃dī堤Small flaws can cause great ruin
- yǐ蚁xué穴zì自fēng封confine oneself to a small domain
- yǐ蚁jù聚fēng蜂tún屯swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁jù聚fēng蜂cuán攒swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁cuì萃zhōng螽jí集Gather in vast numbers
- yǐ蚁fù附fēng蜂tún屯to swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁fù附yíng蝇qū趋fawn over someone for personal gain
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What does 蚁膻鼠腐 mean?
蚁膻鼠腐 (yǐ shān shǔ fǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have low and unrefined tastes”.
How do you pronounce 蚁膻鼠腐?
蚁膻鼠腐 is pronounced yǐ shān shǔ fǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蚁膻鼠腐 literally mean?
Literally, 蚁膻鼠腐 means “Ants like rank odor, rats like rotten food”. It is used to mean “to have low and unrefined tastes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蚁膻鼠腐?
蚂蚁喜欢吃腥膻的食物，老鼠喜欢吃腐败的食物。比喻趣味低下