pān​lóng​fù​jì

to ride the coattails of a great leader

  • created reference approved 攀龙附骥/攀龍附驥 → 攀龙附凤/攀龍附鳳 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攀龙附骥 / 攀龍附驥 pān​lóng​fù​jì

    攀龙附凤 / 攀龍附鳳 pān​lóng​fù​fèng

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 攀龙附骥/攀龍附驥 · pān​lóng​fù​jì · to ride the coattails of a great leader — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攀龙附骥 / 攀龍附驥

    pān​lóng​fù​jì

    to ride the coattails of a great leader

    To attach oneself to a brilliant leader in order to help establish great achievements

    攀 (literal) → 攀 · pān · to claim connections 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · eminent person 附骥 (literal) → 附骥/附驥 · fù​jì · to ride on someone's coattails

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 攀龙附骥/攀龍附驥 · pān​lóng​fù​jì · to curry favor with the powerful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攀龙附骥 / 攀龍附驥

    pān​lóng​fù​jì

    to curry favor with the powerful

    To attach oneself to influential people in order to seek promotion or personal advancement

    攀 (literal) → 攀 · pān · to claim connections 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · eminent person 附骥 (literal) → 附骥/附驥 · fù​jì · to ride on someone's coattails

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

    created sense