如蚁附膻 (rú yǐ fù shān) | Meaning: like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to share vile habits · partners in notoriety · birds of a feather臭味相投chòu wèi xiāng tóu

to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power · social climbing趋炎附势qū yán fù shì

to climb (of climbing plants) · to creep · to cling on to · fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful) · social climbing攀附pān fù

like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful · the crowd runs after trash如蝇逐臭rú yíng zhú chòu

like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful · the crowd runs after trash