yíng yíng gǒu gǒu

Traditional: 蠅營狗苟

蝇营狗苟 (yíng yíng gǒu gǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom); fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain

Characters in 蝇营狗苟

蝇yíng · fly营yíng · camp狗gǒu · dog苟gǒu · (literary) if indeed

Related words

狗dog营地camp狗屁bullshit经营to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate热狗hot dog (loanword)营camp露营to camp out苍蝇housefly营救to rescue营养nutrition野营to camp营业to do business

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