蠅營狗苟
Chinese
fly; musca army; to deal in; to trade; to operate; to run; camp; nourishment; to managedog if indeed; thoughtless trad. (蠅營狗苟) 蠅 營 狗 苟 simp. (蝇营狗苟) 蝇 营 狗 苟 Literally: “to mindlessly swarm like flies and dogs”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄍㄡˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yngynggoougoou
- IPA (key): /iŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
| Rime | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 蠅 | 營 | 狗 | 苟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) | 以 (36) | 見 (28) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 蒸 (133) | 清 (122) | 侯 (137) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | I | I |
| Fanqie | 余陵切 | 余傾切 | 古厚切 | 古厚切 |
| Reconstructions | ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jɨŋ/ | /jwiᴇŋ/ | /kəuX/ | /kəuX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/jɨŋ/ | /jʷiɛŋ/ | /kəuX/ | /kəuX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ieŋ/ | /iuæŋ/ | /kəuX/ | /kəuX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/jiŋ/ | /jwiajŋ/ | /kəwX/ | /kəwX/ |
| Li Rong |
/iəŋ/ | /iuɛŋ/ | /kuX/ | /kuX/ |
| Wang Li |
/jĭəŋ/ | /jĭwɛŋ/ | /kəuX/ | /kəuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯əŋ/ | /i̯wɛŋ/ | /kə̯uX/ | /kə̯uX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yíng | yóng | gǒu | gǒu |
Idiom
蠅營狗苟
- to shamelessly seek personal gain or profit by ingratiating oneself with the rich
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