粵

趨ceoi1之zi1若joek6鶩mou6

simp趋之若鹜
ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6qū zhī ruò wù

English

  1. to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
  2. used to describe a lot of people scrambling or rushing for something (like a flock of ducks)
  3. an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好多人爭住去一個地方或者爭住去做一件事,好似成群鴨跑過去咁

Examples

  • 嗰間百貨公司大減價,好多人都趨之若鶩。

    That department store is having a sale and people are flocking for it.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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