蝇营狗苟(yíng yíng gǒu gǒu)

4 charactersTrad. 蠅營狗苟

(lit.) to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out…

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Word information

Pinyin
yíng yíng gǒu gǒu
Meaning
(lit.) to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
蠅營狗苟

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