攀亲道故 — Chinese idiom
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
Traditional: 攀親道故
Meaning
- to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
Character by character
- 攀pānto climb, to hang on, to pull up
- 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 故gùreason, cause; happening, instance
Idioms sharing a character
- 夤缘攀附 yín yuán pān fù
- 攀附权贵 pān fù quán guì
- 攀高结贵 pān gāo jié guì
- 高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān
- 串亲访友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
- 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
- 六亲不认 liù qīn bù rèn
- 六亲无靠 liù qīn wú kào
- 割股疗亲 gē gǔ liáo qīn
- 大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn
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