攀高结贵
攀高结贵
pān gāo jié guì
lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful; social climbing
idiom
Traditional: 攀高結貴
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- (idiom) lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
- social climbing
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Related Words
夤缘攀附(yín yuán pān fù)— to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
→攀附(pān fù)— to climb (of climbing plants)
→攀附权贵(pān fù quán guì)— to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
→如蚁附膻(rú yǐ fù shān)— like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
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