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蝇营狗苟

yíng yíng - gǒu gǒu lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) / fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain
yíng fly / musca / CL:
  yíng camp / barracks / battalion / to build / to operate / to manage / to strive for
   gǒu dog / CL:,
    Gǒu surname Gou
    gǒu (literary) if indeed / (bound form) careless; negligent / (bound form) temporarily
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