蠅營狗苟
Chinese
fly; musca | army; to deal in; to trade army; to deal in; to trade; to operate; to run; camp; nourishment; to manage |
dog | if indeed; thoughtless | ||
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trad. (蠅營狗苟) | 蠅 | 營 | 狗 | 苟 | |
simp. (蝇营狗苟) | 蝇 | 营 | 狗 | 苟 | |
Literally: “to mindlessly swarm like flies and dogs”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yíngyínggǒugǒu
- Wade–Giles: ying2-ying2-kou3-kou3
- Yale: yíng-yíng-gǒu-gǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yngynggoougoou
- Palladius: инъингоугоу (inʺingougou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: ying yweng kuwX kuwX
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 蠅營狗苟
- to shamelessly seek personal gain or profit by ingratiating oneself with the rich
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