扳龙附凤 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix ; fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement

Character by character

• 扳bānto drag, to pull; to twist
• 龙lóngdragon; symbol of the emperor
• 附fùnearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
• 凤fèngmale phoenix; symbol of joy

Idioms sharing a character

• 劈空扳害 pī kōng bān hài
• 人中龙凤 rén zhōng lóng fèng
• 伏龙凤雏 fú lóng fèng chú
• 来龙去脉 lái lóng qù mài
• 大排长龙 dà pái cháng lóng
• 望子成龙 wàng zǐ chéng lóng
• 活龙活现 huó lóng huó xiàn
• 生龙活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ
• 画龙点睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng
• 盘龙卧虎 pán lóng wò hǔ

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