huái​nán​jī​quǎn

humble followers who gain power through their superior

  1. Huainan region
    Historical and geographical region south of the Huai River, specifically the area between the Huai and Yangtze rivers
  2. chicken
    chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs
  3. dog
    (literary) dog; any of various canine mammals often kept as pets or for work; same as gǒu