趨炎附熱
qū​yán​fù​rè

to curry favor with the powerful

  • created reference approved 趋炎附热/趨炎附熱 → 趋炎附势/趨炎附勢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    趋炎附热 / 趨炎附熱 qū​yán​fù​rè

    趋炎附势 / 趨炎附勢 qū​yán​fù​shì

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 趋炎附热/趨炎附熱 · qū​yán​fù​rè · to curry favor with the powerful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    趋炎附热 / 趨炎附熱

    qū​yán​fù​rè

    to curry favor with the powerful

    to play up to or depend on people in positions of power; to be a social climber or sycophant

    趋 (literal) → 趋/趨 · qū · to pursue 炎 (literal) → 炎 · yán · power 附 (literal) → 附 · fù · to adhere to 热 (literal) → 热/熱 · rè · popular

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

    created sense