狗苟蝇营 — “To shamelessly flatter and scheme for petty personal gains”
狗苟蝇营 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shamelessly flatter and scheme for petty personal gains”. Often without integrity.
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狗苟蝇营 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 狗gǒu
- 苟gǒu
- 蝇yíng
- 营yíng
狗苟蝇营 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 狗苟蝇营
他为了在公司里晋升，不惜狗苟蝇营，四处讨好领导。
To advance in the company, he didn't hesitate to fawn and scheme, trying to curry favor with his superiors everywhere he went.
Idioms Related to 狗苟蝇营
Synonyms of 狗苟蝇营
More idioms starting with 狗
- gǒu狗zhàng仗rén人shì势bully with another's power
- gǒu狗zhàng仗guān官shì势bully others by flaunting official connections
- gǒu狗tōu偷shǔ鼠qiè窃petty thievery or minor troublemaking
- gǒu狗bàng傍rén人shì势bully by relying on another's power
- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐péng朋undesirable dissolute companions
- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐qún群a pack of rogues
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里tǔ吐bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙A wicked person says nothing good
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里shēng生bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙Bad people cannot say good things
- gǒu狗chī吃shǐ屎fall awkwardly and heavily
- gǒu狗fèi吠bù不jīng惊dogs bark without causing alarm
- gǒu狗fèi吠zhī之jīng惊a minor fright or false alarm
- gǒu狗fèi吠zhī之jǐng警a slight disturbance or alarm
Questions about 狗苟蝇营
- What does 狗苟蝇营 mean?
- 狗苟蝇营 (gǒu gǒu yíng yíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shamelessly flatter and scheme for petty personal gains”.
- How do you pronounce 狗苟蝇营?
- 狗苟蝇营 is pronounced gǒu gǒu yíng yíng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 狗苟蝇营?
- 比喻为了名利不择手段，象苍蝇一样飞来飞去，象狗一样不知羞耻。