lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful; social climbing
trad. 攀高結貴
Also written 攀高結貴【pān gāo jié guì】
Characters in this word
4攀
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to climb (by pulling oneself up), to implicate, to claim connections of higher status
- Pinyin
- pān
- Strokes
- 19
- Frequency
- 22481 of 2500
高
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surname Gao
- Pinyin
- Gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 681 of 2500
结
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(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds), Taiwan pr. [jie2]
- Pinyin
- jiē
- Traditional
- 結
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 9093 of 2500
贵
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short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
- Pinyin
- Guì
- Traditional
- 貴
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 4834 of 2500