Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「如蟻附羶」 and its explanation.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「如蟻附羶」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Fu: to attach to; Shan: the smell of mutton. Like ants flocking to mutton. A metaphor for many like-minded people pursuing bad things. It also refers to the fact that many people depend on rich and powerful people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rú yǐ fù shān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu4 ngai5 fu6 jin1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
