饥则附人，饱便高扬 — “When hungry, attach to people; when full, fly high”
饥则附人，饱便高扬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek help and attach oneself to others when in need, but abandon them and become arrogant when one becomes successful; to be opportunistic and ungrateful”. Literally, “When hungry, attach to people; when full, fly high”.
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More idioms starting with 饥
- jī饥bù不zé择shí食Beggars can't be choosers
- jī饥bù不xiá暇shí食too busy to eat when hungry
- jī饥bù不huáng遑shí食too busy to eat
- jī饥dòng冻jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交còu凑suffering from hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交zhì至suffer extreme hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交pò迫suffering from hunger and cold
- jī饥kě渴jiāo交gōng攻assailed by both hunger and thirst
- jī饥kě渴jiāo交pò迫assailed by both hunger and thirst
- jī饥huǒ火shāo烧cháng肠tormented by extreme hunger
- jī饥yàn焰zhōng中shāo烧consumed by the flames of hunger
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What does 饥则附人，饱便高扬 mean?
饥则附人，饱便高扬 (jī zé fù rén ， bǎo biàn gāo yáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek help and attach oneself to others when in need, but abandon them and become arrogant when one becomes successful; to be opportunistic and ungrateful”.
How do you pronounce 饥则附人，饱便高扬?
饥则附人，饱便高扬 is pronounced jī zé fù rén ， bǎo biàn gāo yáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饥则附人，饱便高扬 literally mean?
Literally, 饥则附人，饱便高扬 means “When hungry, attach to people; when full, fly high”. It is used to mean “to seek help and attach oneself to others when in need, but abandon them and become arrogant when one becomes successful; to be opportunistic and ungrateful”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饥则附人，饱便高扬?
附：依附，归附；扬：飞扬。饿了就来归附，饱了就飞走了。比喻人不得志即来依附，得志时就远走高飞，忘恩负义