rú​yǐ​fù​shān

like ants pursuing a stink

  • created reference approved 如蚁附膻/如蟻附膻 → 趋之若鹜/趨之若鶩 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如蚁附膻 / 如蟻附膻 rú​yǐ​fù​shān

    趋之若鹜 / 趨之若鶩 qū​zhī​ruò​wù

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 如蚁附膻/如蟻附膻 → 趋炎附势/趨炎附勢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如蚁附膻 / 如蟻附膻 rú​yǐ​fù​shān

    趋炎附势 / 趨炎附勢 qū​yán​fù​shì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 如蚁附膻/如蟻附膻 → 如蚁附膻/如蟻附羶 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如蚁附膻 / 如蟻附膻 rú​yǐ​fù​shān

    如蚁附膻 / 如蟻附羶 rú​yǐ​fù​shān

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 如蚁附膻/如蟻附膻 · rú​yǐ​fù​shān · like ants pursuing a stink — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如蚁附膻 / 如蟻附膻

    rú​yǐ​fù​shān

    like ants pursuing a stink

    To swarm after unwholesome things or to attach oneself to influential people for personal gain; describing a crowd that chases the rich and powerful or runs after trash.

    如蟻附羶

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 蚁 (literal) → 蚁/蟻 · yǐ · ant 附 (literal) → 附 · fù · to adhere to 膻 (literal) → 膻 · shān · gamy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense