投门路
tóu​mén​lu

to pull strings

  • created reference approved 投门路/投門路 → 门路/門路 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投门路 / 投門路 tóu​mén​lu

    门路 / 門路 mén​lù

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 投门路/投門路 · tóu​mén​lu · to pull strings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投门路 / 投門路

    tóu​mén​lu

    to pull strings

    To seek a job or favor by looking for the right connections or people who can help.

    投, 门路

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to join 门路 (literal) → 门路/門路 · mén​lù · connections

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense