攀高结贵 — Chinese idiom
攀高结贵
pān gāo jié guì
Traditional: 攀高結貴
Meaning
- lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich ; to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
- social climbing
Character by character
- 攀pānto climb, to hang on, to pull up
- 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
- 结jiéknot, tie; to connect, to join
- 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
- 攀附权贵 pān fù quán guì
- 高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān
- 一见高低 yī jiàn gāo dī
- 不识高低 bù shí gāo dī
- 债台高筑 zhài tái gāo zhù
- 功高不赏 gōng gāo bù shǎng
- 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng
- 功高盖主 gōng gāo gài zhǔ
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