如蛆附骨 rú qū fù gǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
  2. fig. fixed on sth
  3. to cling on without letting go
  4. to pester obstinately

CHARACTERS

如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
蛆 qū maggots
附 fù
HSK 3
adhere to, append; rely on near to
骨 gǔ
HSK 5
bone; skeleton; frame, framework