巴结高枝 — “To curry favor with influential people”
巴结高枝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to curry favor with influential people”. To fawn on someone powerful; to cling to powerful connections. Literally, “Fawn on high branches”.
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巴结高枝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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小王为了能在公司里快速晋升，总是想方设法地巴结高枝，希望能得到领导的提携。
To get promoted quickly in the company, Xiao Wang always tried every means to curry favor with influential people, hoping to gain the support of the leaders.
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More idioms starting with 巴
- bā巴sān三lǎn揽sì四ramble on aimlessly
- bā巴sān三lǎn览sì四speak in a rambling, unfocused manner
- bā巴rén人xià下lǐ里popular, unsophisticated art or literature
- bā巴qián前suàn算hòu后think carefully before acting
- bā巴tóu头tàn探nǎo脑crane neck to peek stealthily
- bā巴shān山yè夜yǔ雨lonely night rain in Bashan
- bā巴shān山dù度lǐng岭climb mountains and cross ranges
- bā巴shān山shǔ蜀shuǐ水Sichuan's mountains and rivers
- bā巴shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
- bā巴bā巴jié劫jié劫anxiously eager or impatiently anticipating
- bā巴bā巴jí急jí急do reluctantly or hastily
- bā巴bā巴jiē结jiē结speak haltingly or with difficulty
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Open the tool →Questions about 巴结高枝
What does 巴结高枝 mean?
巴结高枝 (bā jie gāo zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to curry favor with influential people”.
How do you pronounce 巴结高枝?
巴结高枝 is pronounced bā jie gāo zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 巴结高枝 literally mean?
Literally, 巴结高枝 means “Fawn on high branches”. It is used to mean “to curry favor with influential people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 巴结高枝?
高枝：比喻权贵。向权贵献媚取宠