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攀辕卧辙
pān​yuán​wò​zhé

to entreat an official to stay

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攀辕卧辙 攀轅臥轍 pān​yuán​wò​zhé
to entreat an official to stay
to grasp the carriage shafts and lie in the wheel ruts; an idiom used to describe the people's deep affection for a popular official and their earnest desire to prevent them from leaving office

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  • 攀车卧辙 pān​chē​wò​zhé