巴高望上 — Chinese Idiom
巴高望上 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aspire to climb the social ladder by associating with or marrying into a higher social class”.
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巴高望上 Pronunciation and Pinyin
巴高望上 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 巴高望上
她一直巴高望上，希望能通过婚姻改变自己的命运。
She always aspired to climb the social ladder, hoping to change her destiny through marriage.
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Synonyms of 巴高望上
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- 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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What does 巴高望上 mean?
巴高望上 (bā gāo wàng shàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aspire to climb the social ladder by associating with or marrying into a higher social class”.
How do you pronounce 巴高望上?
巴高望上 is pronounced bā gāo wàng shàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 巴高望上?
指与社会地位高于自己的人结交或联姻。