攀附权贵 — Chinese idiom
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
Traditional: 攀附權貴
Meaning
- to cling to the powerful and rich ; social climbing
Character by character
- 攀pānto climb, to hang on, to pull up
- 附fùnearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
- 权quánauthority, power, right
- 贵guìexpensive, costly; valuable, precious
Idioms sharing a character
- 夤缘攀附 yín yuán pān fù
- 攀亲道故 pān qīn dào gù
- 攀高结贵 pān gāo jié guì
- 高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān
- 如蛆附骨 rú qū fù gǔ
- 如蚁附膻 rú yǐ fù shān
- 扳龙附凤 bān lóng fù fèng
- 牵强附会 qiān qiǎng fù huì
- 穿凿附会 chuān záo fù huì
- 趋炎附势 qū yán fù shì
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