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拉關係

简拉关系 · 繁拉關係

Mandarin · pinyin lā guān xì

to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit
to suck up to sb

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
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係: Look up this written character
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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1–1–4 · la1 guan1 xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laai1 gwaan1 hai6

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verb

(idiomatic, often derogatory) to establish and use underhand connections (to achieve something); to cosy up to

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