趋之若鹜

qū zhī ruò wù

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Definitions

  1. 1. to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
  2. 2. an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

Child Words of 趋之若鹜

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

若
ruò

to seem

趋
qū

to hasten

鹜
wù

duck