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夤緣攀附

简 夤缘攀附 · 繁 夤緣攀附
Mandarin · pinyin yín yuán pān fù

Meanings

  1. to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
  2. social climbing
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夤
yín · distant place; remote; deep
緣
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攀
pān · climb; pull; hang on to
附
fù · adhere to, append; rely on near to
缘
yuán · hem, margin; reason, cause; fate
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2–2–1–4 · yin2 yuan2 pan1 fu4

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jan4 jyun4 paan1 fu6

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夤緣攀附 · yin2 yuan2 pan1 fu4
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Exact source record夤緣攀附 夤缘攀附 [yin2 yuan2 pan1 fu4] /to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor/social climbing/