附膻逐腥 — “To curry favor with influential people”
附膻逐腥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to curry favor with influential people”. To seek personal gain by flattering or attaching oneself to powerful individuals; to fawn on the powerful for one's own benefit. Literally, “Attach to mutton smell, chase after fishy smell”.
附膻逐腥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 附
- fù附shàng上wǎng罔xià下Flatter superiors and deceive subordinates
- fù附xià下wǎng罔shàng上collude with inferiors and deceive superiors
- fù附rén人jì骥wěi尾bask in reflected glory
- fù附huì会chuān穿záo凿force a connection between unrelated things
- fù附fèng凤pān攀lóng龙Fawn on powerful people for wealth
- fù附shì势qū趋yán炎fawn on the powerful
- fù附shēng声fèi吠yǐng影blindly echo others' opinions
- fù附yōng庸fēng风yǎ雅feign elegance
- fù附yǐng影fù附shēng声blindly echo or agree with others
- fù附yán炎qū趋rè热curry favor with the powerful
- fù附yì翼pān攀lín鳞curry favor with the powerful
- fù附ěr耳dī低yán言whisper into someone's ear
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What does 附膻逐腥 mean?
附膻逐腥 (fù shān zhú xīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to curry favor with influential people”.
How do you pronounce 附膻逐腥?
附膻逐腥 is pronounced fù shān zhú xīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 附膻逐腥 literally mean?
Literally, 附膻逐腥 means “Attach to mutton smell, chase after fishy smell”. It is used to mean “to curry favor with influential people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 附膻逐腥?
膻：羊肉的气味。依附、追逐有膻腥气味的东西。比喻巴结权贵，追逐个人利益。亦作“附膻逐秽”。