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巴高望上

Mandarin · pinyin bā gāo wàng shàng

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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