趨之若鶩

Chinese

		to hasten; to hurry; walk fast	's; him/her/it; this	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	tame duck
trad. (趨之若鶩)		趨	之	若	鶩
simp. (趋之若鹜)		趋	之	若	鹜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qūzhīruòwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ zi¹ joek⁶ mou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qūzhīruòwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyujhihruòwù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-chih¹-jo⁴-wu⁴
    • Yale: chyū-jr̄-rwò-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiujyruohwuh
    • Palladius: цюйчжижо’у (cjujčžižo’u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ zi¹ joek⁶ mou⁶
    • Yale: chēui jī yeuhk mouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ dzi¹ joek⁹ mou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ ji¹ yêg⁶ mou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jœːk̚² mou̯²²/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 趨之若鶩

1. (figurative, derogatory) to go after something like a flock of ducks; to scramble for something