趨之若鶩
simp趋之若鹜ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6qū zhī ruò wù
English
- to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
- used to describe a lot of people scrambling or rushing for something (like a flock of ducks)
- an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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