蝇营狗苟
Traditional: 蠅營狗苟Dictionary entry
(lit.) to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
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蝇营狗苟 (yíng yíng gǒu gǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
2(fig.) to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain
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