run after filth , as flies swarm around garbage(rú yíng zhú chòu)
run after filth , as flies swarm around garbage
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ú y í ngzh ú ch ò u, which means like a fly following something with a bad smell. It refers to people who flatter and attach themselves to powerful people or pursue money and sex. From a dream of Red Mansions.
Idiom usage
The verb object type is used as predicate and attributive with derogatory meaning. The example is to follow the example of the people of a country. (on the origin of China's weakness by Liang Qichao in Qing Dynasty)
The origin of Idioms
The 77th chapter of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "the daughter-in-law is clever and has some beauty. Seeing that your son is incompetent, she dresses up as a demon every day. Her eyes are watery and the Lai family is getting angry. She gradually makes some romantic activities."
Chinese PinYin : rú yíng zhú chòu
run after filth , as flies swarm around garbage
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to depend on under sb . 's thumb
to depend on under sb . 's thumb. jì rén yán xià
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learn about its taboos on going to a friend 's house
learn about its taboos on going to a friend 's house. rù mén wèn huì
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still retain one's graceful bearing
still retain one's graceful bearing. fēng yùn yóu cún
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Food, vegetables and drinking water
Food, vegetables and drinking water. fàn shū yǐn shuǐ
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return to one 's hometown in silken robes
return to one 's hometown in silken robes. yì jǐn huán xiāng
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