A collection of flies and ants

A collection of flies and ants

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í NGJ í y ǐ f ù, which means the gathering of flies and ants. It is used to describe the gathering of flies and ants in spite of modesty and humiliation. It comes from Cui Chengxiu, a biography of the castrated party in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Cui Chengxiu, a biography of the eunuch party in the history of the Ming Dynasty, said: "those who beg for mercy at night are destined to show off and advance. Flies gather and ants gather, and their gate is like a city."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] fly camp ant gather, fly gather ant attach

Idiom usage

Used as an object or adverbial; used in figurative sentences.