攀龙托凤 / 攀龍托鳳

pān​lóng​tuō​fèng

social climbing

to curry favor with the powerful or to hitch one's wagon to someone of high status in order to advance oneself

攀 (literal) → 攀 · pān · to claim connections 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · eminent person 托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to rely on 凤 (literal) → 凤/鳳 · fèng · talented person

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM