趋之若鹜

Traditional: 趨之若鶩

qū zhī ruò wù

Dictionary entry

to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable

What does 趋之若鹜 mean?

趋之若鹜 (qū zhī ruò wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable

2an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

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趋qūto hasten · to hurry 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 若rěused in 般若[bo1 re3] · used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]鹜wùduck

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趋之若鹜

qū zhī ruò wù

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