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帮闲
bāng​xián

to curry favor

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
帮闲 幫閑 bāng//xián
to curry favor
to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by joining in their idle pursuits or providing literary entertainment to help them kill time
hanger-on
a person who serves the rich and powerful as a lackey or literary hack to help them pass the time

Frequency

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0.123 per million

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Frequency data
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