rú yǐ fù shāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash
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Original source entry:

如蟻附膻 如蚁附膻 [ru2 yi3 fu4 shan1] /like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful/the crowd runs after trash/

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