大树底下好乘凉
dà​shù​dǐ​xia​hǎo​chéng​liáng

to benefit from powerful connections

  • created sense approved 大树底下好乘凉/大樹底下好乘涼 · dà​shù​dǐ​xia​hǎo​chéng​liáng · to benefit from powerful connections — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大树底下好乘凉 / 大樹底下好乘涼

    dà​shù​dǐ​xia​hǎo​chéng​liáng

    to benefit from powerful connections

    Literally "it is good to enjoy the shade under a big tree"; used to describe benefiting from the protection or influence of a powerful person or organization

    大树 (literal) → 大树/大樹 · dà​shù · big tree 底下 (literal) → 底下 · dǐ​xia · underneath 好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · good to 乘凉 (literal) → 乘凉/乘涼 · chéng​liáng · to cool off

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