趋炎附势 — Chinese idiom
趋炎附势
qū yán fù shì
Traditional: 趨炎附勢
Meaning
- to curry favor ; playing up to those in power
- social climbing
Character by character
- 趋qūto hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted
- 炎yánflame, blaze; hot
- 附fùnearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
- 势shìpower, force; tendency, attitude
Idioms sharing a character
- 亦步亦趋 yì bù yì qū
- 大势所趋 dà shì suǒ qū
- 趋之若鹜 qū zhī ruò wù
- 趋利避害 qū lì bì hài
- 趋吉避凶 qū jí bì xiōng
- 世态炎凉 shì tài yán liáng
- 夤缘攀附 yín yuán pān fù
- 如蛆附骨 rú qū fù gǔ
- 如蚁附膻 rú yǐ fù shān
- 扳龙附凤 bān lóng fù fèng
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