粵

蠅jing4營jing4狗gau2苟gau2

simp蝇营狗苟
jing4 jing4 gau2 gau2inferredyíng yíng gǒu gǒu

English

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

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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