蠅營狗茍狗茍蠅營yíng yíng gǒu gǒuhustle about trying to make some profits; ingratiate oneself with sb to gain one’s ends; shamelessly seek personal gain
? 在敵偽時期，他不肯～，寧愿過清苦生活。During the period of Japanese occupation he’d rather lead a poor life than ingratiate himself with the enemy for personal gains. 蠅營狗茍yínɡ yínɡ ɡǒu ɡǒu像蒼蠅那樣飛來飛去地追逐臟東西，像狗一樣搖尾乞憐，茍且偷安。比喻追求名利，不擇手段，毫無羞恥感。shamelessly to seek personal gain, ingratiate oneself with sb.to gain one’s ends |