如蠅逐臭 rú yíng zhú chòu

flock to bad things; chase power and profit

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
  2. 2. the crowd runs after trash

Characters

Character Meaning
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
蠅 yíng
fly; musca
逐 zhú HSK 5
to chase; to pursue; one by one
臭 chòu HSK 5
smelly; to smell (bad); stench