Meaning of 蝇营狗苟
蝇营狗苟 means to shamelessly seek personal gain everywhere like flies buzzing around or dogs living servilely; opportunistic wheeling and dealing. Pronounced yíng yíng gǒu gǒu.
- to shamelessly seek personal gain everywhere like flies buzzing around or dogs living servilely; opportunistic wheeling and dealing
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
guāng光
míng明
lěi磊
luò落
，
cóng从
bù不
yíng蝇
yíng营
gǒu狗
gǒu苟
。
He was open and aboveboard all his life, never engaging in shameless opportunistic scheming.
Nà那
xiē些
yíng蝇
yíng营
gǒu狗
gǒu苟
zhī之
bèi辈
zhōng终
jiù究
bù不
huì会
yǒu有
hǎo好
xià下
chǎng场
。
Those unscrupulous schemers will eventually come to no good end.
Tā他
bù不
yuàn愿
yǔ与
nà那
xiē些
yíng蝇
yíng营
gǒu狗
gǒu苟
zhī之
tú徒
tóng同
liú流
hé合
wū污
。
He was unwilling to associate with those shameless opportunists.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yíng蝇
yíng营
gǒu狗
gǒu苟
de的
xíng行
wéi为
lìng令
rén人
bù不
chǐ齿
。
Such shameless scheming behavior is utterly despicable.