Fly and ant
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is y í ngcu á NY ǐ f ù, which means the gathering of flies and ants. It is used to refer to the gathering of flies and ants in spite of modesty and humiliation. It's from "awakening the world: Du Zichun's three visits to Chang'an".
The origin of Idioms
"Xingshihengyan · Du Zichun's three visits to Chang'an:" the guests of that Zichun usually heard that he had brought tens of thousands of silver since the return of Chang'an, and he still became a rich man. They all worshiped him like flies and ants, so they encouraged him to make up his appearance again, and then straighten the wind. "
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: fly camp, ant gather, fly gather, ant attach
Idiom usage
Used as an object or adverbial; used in figurative sentences.
Fly and ant
suffering from both poverty and sickness - pín bìng jiāo qīn