贪位取容 — “To covet a high position and flatter others to gain favor”
贪位取容 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to covet a high position and flatter others to gain favor”. To seek personal gain by currying favor. Literally, “covet position and seek favor”.
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贪位取容 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贪位取容 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 贪位取容
他为了在团队中获得更好的机会，总是贪位取容，对上级言听计从。
To gain better opportunities in the team, he always coveted a higher position and sought favor, always obeying his superiors.
Idioms Related to 贪位取容
More idioms starting with 贪
- tān贪wèi位mù慕lù禄greedy for power and wealth
- tān贪mào冒róng荣chǒng宠Covet glory and favor
- tān贪lì利wàng忘yì义greedy for profit, forgetting righteousness
- tān贪gōng功qǐ起xìn衅Provoke conflict for personal credit
- tān贪chī吃lǎn懒zuò做gluttonous and lazy
- tān贪míng名tú图lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪míng名ài爱lì利greedy for fame and gain
- tān贪míng名zhú逐lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪lì吏huá猾xū胥corrupt and cunning minor officials
- tān贪tú图ān安yì逸hanker after ease and comfort
- tān贪mò墨zhī之fēng风prevailing atmosphere of corruption and bribery
- tān贪mò墨chéng成fēng风corruption is rampant
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What does 贪位取容 mean?
贪位取容 (tān wèi qǔ róng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to covet a high position and flatter others to gain favor”.
How do you pronounce 贪位取容?
贪位取容 is pronounced tān wèi qǔ róng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪位取容 literally mean?
Literally, 贪位取容 means “covet position and seek favor”. It is used to mean “to covet a high position and flatter others to gain favor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪位取容?
取容：取得别人的欢喜。贪图权位，取悦于人