蝇攒蚁附 — “To scramble for personal gain”
蝇攒蚁附 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scramble for personal gain”. Fawning on those in power and acting shamelessly, much like flies swarming or ants gathering around something enticing. Literally, “flies swarm, ants cling”.
Frequency
蝇攒蚁附 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蝇攒蚁附 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 蝇攒蚁附
他为了得到那个职位，不惜蝇攒蚁附，四处奔走。
To get that position, he didn't hesitate to scramble for personal gain, fawning on others and going everywhere.
Idioms Related to 蝇攒蚁附
Synonyms of 蝇攒蚁附
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fèn粪diǎn点yù玉slander a good person
- yíng蝇yíng营gǒu狗gǒu苟shamelessly scramble for personal gain
Recommended tools
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →Questions about 蝇攒蚁附
What does 蝇攒蚁附 mean?
蝇攒蚁附 (yíng cuán yǐ fù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scramble for personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 蝇攒蚁附?
蝇攒蚁附 is pronounced yíng cuán yǐ fù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蝇攒蚁附 literally mean?
Literally, 蝇攒蚁附 means “flies swarm, ants cling”. It is used to mean “to scramble for personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝇攒蚁附?
犹蝇营蚁聚。比喻不顾谦耻，趋炎附势，到处钻营。