巴高枝儿 — “To social climb”
巴高枝儿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to social climb”. To try to associate with people of higher status or influence for personal gain. Literally, “To cling to a high branch”.
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巴高枝儿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
巴高枝儿 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 巴高枝儿
他总想着要巴高枝儿，希望通过结识有权势的人来改变自己的境遇。
He always aimed to social climb, hoping to change his circumstances by getting acquainted with influential people.
Idioms Related to 巴高枝儿
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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What does 巴高枝儿 mean?
巴高枝儿 (bā gāo zhī ér) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to social climb”.
How do you pronounce 巴高枝儿?
巴高枝儿 is pronounced bā gāo zhī ér in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 巴高枝儿 literally mean?
Literally, 巴高枝儿 means “to cling to a high branch”. It is used to mean “to social climb”.
What is the Chinese definition of 巴高枝儿?
比喻高攀。