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蝇营狗苟【yíng yíng gǒu gǒu】

(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

蝇营狗苟【yíng yíng gǒu gǒu】

(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

蝇

含义flies

拼音yíng

营

含义encampment, barracks; manage

拼音yíng

狗

1

含义dog, Canis familiaris

拼音gǒu

苟

含义careless, frivolous; illicit; grammatical particle: if, but, if only; surname; grass name

拼音gǒu