蝇集蚁附 — “Flies gather, ants attach”
蝇集蚁附 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scramble for personal gain or to curry favor by attaching oneself shamelessly to influential people, like flies swarming and ants clustering; to be opportunistic and obsequious”. Literally, “Flies gather, ants attach”.
蝇集蚁附 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 蝇
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- 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
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- 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 蝇集蚁附 mean?
蝇集蚁附 (yíng jí yǐ fù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scramble for personal gain or to curry favor by attaching oneself shamelessly to influential people, like flies swarming and ants clustering; to be opportunistic and obsequious”.
How do you pronounce 蝇集蚁附?
蝇集蚁附 is pronounced yíng jí yǐ fù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蝇集蚁附 literally mean?
Literally, 蝇集蚁附 means “Flies gather, ants attach”. It is used to mean “to scramble for personal gain or to curry favor by attaching oneself shamelessly to influential people, like flies swarming and ants clustering; to be opportunistic and obsequious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝇集蚁附?
犹蝇营蚁聚。比喻不顾谦耻，趋炎附势，到处钻营。