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攀高枝

Mandarin · pinyin pān gāo zhī

(coll.) to try to improve one's social standing by marrying or affiliating with people of higher status

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攀: pān · climb; pull; hang on to
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
枝: zhī · branches, limbs; branch off

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1–1–1 · pan1 gao1 zhi1

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