狗苟蠅營
gǒu​gǒu​yíng​yíng

to shamelessly seek gain

  • created reference approved 狗苟蝇营/狗苟蠅營 → 蝇营狗苟/蠅營狗苟 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狗苟蝇营 / 狗苟蠅營 gǒu​gǒu​yíng​yíng

    蝇营狗苟 / 蠅營狗苟 yíng​yíng​gǒu​gǒu

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 狗苟蝇营/狗苟蠅營 · gǒu​gǒu​yíng​yíng · to shamelessly seek gain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狗苟蝇营 / 狗苟蠅營

    gǒu​gǒu​yíng​yíng

    to shamelessly seek gain

    To shamelessly seek personal gain by fawning over powerful people; to be obsessed with self-interest like a dog or a fly.

    狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · despicable 苟 (literal) → 苟 · gǒu · careless 蝇营 (literal) → 蝇营/蠅營 · yíng​yíng · to hustle for profit

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

    created sense