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巴高望上

Mandarin · pinyin bā gāo wàng shàng

Meanings

  1. to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
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巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
望
wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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1–1–4–4 · ba1 gao1 wang4 shang4

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baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6

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巴高望上 · ba1 gao1 wang4 shang4
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Exact source record巴高望上 巴高望上 [ba1 gao1 wang4 shang4] /to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion/