蚁附蝇趋 — “Ants cling, flies rush”
蚁附蝇趋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fawn over someone or opportunistically flock to them for personal gain, like ants to carrion or flies to filth”. Literally, “Ants cling, flies rush”.
蚁附蝇趋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蚁附蝇趋 Character Breakdown
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- yǐ蚁fēng封xué穴yǔ雨Ants sealing nests means heavy rain
- 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shān膻shǔ鼠fǔ腐To have low and unrefined tastes
- 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
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Open the tool →Questions about 蚁附蝇趋
What does 蚁附蝇趋 mean?
蚁附蝇趋 (yǐ fù yíng qū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fawn over someone or opportunistically flock to them for personal gain, like ants to carrion or flies to filth”.
How do you pronounce 蚁附蝇趋?
蚁附蝇趋 is pronounced yǐ fù yíng qū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蚁附蝇趋 literally mean?
Literally, 蚁附蝇趋 means “Ants cling, flies rush”. It is used to mean “to fawn over someone or opportunistically flock to them for personal gain, like ants to carrion or flies to filth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蚁附蝇趋?
如蚁附膻，如蝇逐臭。指攀附奉承别人。