趋之若鹜
趋之若鹜
qū zhī ruò wù
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
verbidiom
Traditional: 趨之若鶩
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- (verb, idiom) to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
- an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
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Related Words
钻牛角(zuān niú jiǎo)— lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
→钻牛角尖(zuān niú jiǎo jiān)— lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
→一日三秋(yī rì sān qiū)— a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
→一日不见，如隔三秋(yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū)— one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
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