"(fig.) to lead" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 日出而作，日入而息 | rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī | lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb) / fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life |  |
| 蝇营狗苟 | yíng yíng - gǒu gǒu | lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) / fig. to lead an undignified life / to resort to any means for personal gain | |
