hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
trad. 扳龍附鳳
Also written 扳龍附鳳【bān lóng fù fèng】
Characters in this word
4扳
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to pull, to turn (sth) around, to turn around (a situation), to recoup
- Pinyin
- bān
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 26532 of 2500
龙
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surname Long
- Pinyin
- Lóng
- Traditional
- 龍
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 3595 of 2500
附
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variant of 附[fu4]
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 坿
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 24500 of 2500
凤
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surname Feng
- Pinyin
- Fèng
- Traditional
- 鳳
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 40147 of 2500