蝇营狗苟

yíngyínggǒugǒu

shamelessly seek personal gain

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蝇营狗苟

yíng yíng gǒu gǒu

swarm as flies do for good or hang round as dogs do for food; concentrate on making profits; hustle about trying to make some profits; ingratiate oneself with sb. to gain one's ends; shamelessly seek personal gain; swarm shamelessly round the rich, the influential, etc. for favours