就是狗苟蝇营之辈
“just a bunch of petty opportunists.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这李家在我眼中
“the Li family seemed to me”
就是 狗苟蝇营之辈
“just a bunch of petty opportunists.”
但经此一役
“After this battle,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese political and social discourse places immense weight on moral integrity over mere wealth or power, frequently degrading opponents as vermin-like opportunists lacking virtue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
scheming shamelessly for selfish gain like dogs and flies
A high-register idiomatic expression (chengyu) used in formal or literary contexts to condemn unprincipled opportunists.
the likes of...; people of such sort
A classic suffix used to refer disparagingly to a collective category of individuals.
