扒高踩低 — Chinese Idiom
扒高踩低 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flatter superiors and be condescending or oppressive towards subordinates; to fawn on those in high positions and slight those in low positions”.
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扒高踩低 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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办公室里有些人总是扒高踩低，对领导点头哈腰，对普通职员却爱理不理。
Some people in the office always flatter their superiors and ignore ordinary employees, showing a tendency to curry favor with the powerful and disregard the weak.
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What does 扒高踩低 mean?
扒高踩低 (pá gāo cǎi dī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flatter superiors and be condescending or oppressive towards subordinates; to fawn on those in high positions and slight those in low positions”.
How do you pronounce 扒高踩低?
扒高踩低 is pronounced pá gāo cǎi dī in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 扒高踩低?
比喻对上奉承攀附，对下欺侮压制。