趋之若鹜 qū zhī ruò wù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
  2. an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

CHARACTERS

趋 qū hasten, hurry; be attracted to
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
若 ruò if, supposing, assuming; similar
鹜 wù duck