如蛆附骨

Traditional form:

如蛆附骨

Pinyin (reading):

rúqūfùgǔ

Definitions:

• lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
• fig. fixed on sth
• to cling on without letting go
• to pester obstinately

Characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 蛆 - maggot
• 附 - nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
• 骨 - bone; skeleton; frame, framework

Traditional characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 蛆 - maggot
• 附 - nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
• 骨 - bone; skeleton; frame, framework