shān

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 如蚁附膻

如蚁附膻 means (derogatory) like ants swarming to mutton; many bad people flocking together in pursuit of something evil or undesirable; (derogatory) to cling to or swarm around rich and powerful people for personal gain; to curry favor with the wealthy and influential. Pronounced rú yǐ fù shān.

  • (derogatory) like ants swarming to mutton; many bad people flocking together in pursuit of something evil or undesirable
  • (derogatory) to cling to or swarm around rich and powerful people for personal gain; to curry favor with the wealthy and influential

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
xiē
liáng
qīng
nián
shān
 
fēn
fēn
jiā
fēi
zhī
 

These delinquent youths swarmed like ants to mutton, rushing to join that illegal organization.

Kàn
dào
yǒu
 
tóu
zhě
biàn便
shān
bān
yǒng
lái
 

Seeing there was profit to be made, the speculators swarmed in like ants to a mutton smell.