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夤緣攀附 (jan4 jyun4 paan1 fu6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

夤緣攀附 (jan4 jyun4 paan1 fu6, yín yuán pān fù) — to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor; social climbing

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 夤 (jan4) — late at night; to latch on to someone with powerful connections
• 夤緣 (jan4 jyun4) — to curry favor; to advance one's career by toadying
• 人一世，物一世 (jan4 jat1 sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3) — we should try everything once because we only live once
• 人一世物一世 (jan4 jat1 sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3) — one only live once
• 人仔 (jan4 zai2) — nickname for Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China
• 人仔細細 (jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3) — one who is still very young, but behaving like adults or teenagers

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