如蝇逐臭

Traditional form:

如蠅逐臭

Pinyin (reading):

rúyíngzhúchòu

Definitions:

• like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
• the crowd runs after trash

Characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 蝇 - fly, musca
• 逐 - to pursue; to expel; step by step
• 臭 - to reek, to smell, to stink

Traditional characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 蠅 - fly, musca
• 逐 - to pursue; to expel; step by step
• 臭 - to reek, to smell, to stink