趨之若鶩

Chinese

		to hasten; to hurry; walk fast	's; him/her/it; this	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	tame duck
trad. (趨之若鶩)		趨	之	若	鶩
simp. (趋之若鹜)		趋	之	若	鹜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūzhīruòwù

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄓㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ zi¹ joek⁶ mou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūzhīruòwù
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄓㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyujhihruòwù
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-chih¹-jo⁴-wu⁴
  - Yale: chyū-jr̄-rwò-wù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiujyruohwuh
  - Palladius: цюйчжижо’у (cjujčžižo’u)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ zi¹ joek⁶ mou⁶
  - Yale: chēui jī yeuhk mouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ dzi¹ joek⁹ mou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ ji¹ yêg⁶ mou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jœːk̚² mou̯²²/

Idiom

趨之若鶩

(figurative, derogatory) to go after something like a flock of ducks; to scramble for something

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