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Chinese
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fly; musca
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army; to deal in; to trade army; to deal in; to trade; to operate; to run; camp; nourishment; to manage |
dog
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if indeed; thoughtless
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| trad. (蠅營狗苟)
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蠅
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營
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狗
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苟
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| simp. (蝇营狗苟)
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蝇
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营
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狗
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苟
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| alternative forms
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狗苟蠅營／狗苟蝇营
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| Literally: “swarm as flies do for good; hang round as dogs do for food”.
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Etymology
朝悔其行，暮已復然。蠅營狗苟，驅去復還。
朝悔其行，暮已复然。蝇营狗苟，驱去复还。 - From: Tang Dynasty, Han Yu, 《送窮文》
- Zhāo huǐ qí xíng, mù yǐ fù rán. Yíngyínggǒugǒu, qū qù fù huán.
- In the morning, I regret my behavior, but in the evening, it all returns to the same. The five ghosts attached to me, I can't drive them away. (This is to say that he holds his good qualities very firmly, hence 蠅營狗苟 here should be understood literally.)
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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蠅
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營
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狗
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苟
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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以 (36)
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以 (36)
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見 (28)
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見 (28)
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| Final (韻)
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蒸 (133)
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清 (122)
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侯 (137)
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侯 (137)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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I
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I
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| Fanqie
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余陵切
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余傾切
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古厚切
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古厚切
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| Baxter
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ying
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yweng
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kuwX
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kuwX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/jɨŋ/
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/jwiᴇŋ/
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/kəuX/
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/kəuX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/jɨŋ/
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/jʷiɛŋ/
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/kəuX/
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/kəuX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ieŋ/
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/iuæŋ/
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/kəuX/
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/kəuX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/jiŋ/
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/jwiajŋ/
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/kəwX/
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/kəwX/
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Li
Rong
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/iəŋ/
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/iuɛŋ/
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/kuX/
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/kuX/
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Wang
Li
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/jĭəŋ/
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/jĭwɛŋ/
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/kəuX/
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/kəuX/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/i̯əŋ/
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/i̯wɛŋ/
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/kə̯uX/
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/kə̯uX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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yíng
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yóng
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gǒu
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gǒu
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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jing4
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wing4
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gau2
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gau2
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Idiom
蠅營狗苟
- (figuratively) to shamelessly seek personal gain; profit by ingratiating oneself with the rich