蝇营蚁附 — “To shamelessly fawn upon the powerful and influential”
蝇营蚁附 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shamelessly fawn upon the powerful and influential”. To be servile and opportunistic in seeking personal gain. Literally, “Flies buzz, ants attach”.
蝇营蚁附 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蝇营蚁附 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 蝇
- yíng蝇lì利wō蜗míng名petty profits and paltry reputation
- yíng蝇míng名wō蜗lì利petty fame and trivial gains
- yíng蝇shēng声wā蛙zào噪inferior, meaningless literary works or trivial chatter
- yíng蝇shēng声wā蛙zào躁trivial, uninspired, tiresome literary works
- yíng蝇tóu头xiǎo小lì利petty gains
- yíng蝇tóu头xiǎo小kǎi楷miniscule, neatly written characters
- yíng蝇tóu头wēi微lì利paltry profits
- yíng蝇tóu头wō蜗jiǎo角Trifling gains and petty fame
- yíng蝇cuán攒yǐ蚁jù聚a large disorderly crowd gathering
- yíng蝇cuán攒yǐ蚁fù附scramble for personal gain
- yíng蝇fèn粪diǎn点yù玉slander a good person
- yíng蝇yíng营gǒu狗gǒu苟shamelessly scramble for personal gain
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What does 蝇营蚁附 mean?
蝇营蚁附 (yíng yíng yǐ fù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shamelessly fawn upon the powerful and influential”.
How do you pronounce 蝇营蚁附?
蝇营蚁附 is pronounced yíng yíng yǐ fù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蝇营蚁附 literally mean?
Literally, 蝇营蚁附 means “Flies buzz, ants attach”. It is used to mean “to shamelessly fawn upon the powerful and influential”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝇营蚁附?
比喻不顾谦耻，趋炎附势，到处钻营。同“蝇营蚁聚”。