买上嘱下 — “To bribe one's superiors and solicit favors from subordinates”
买上嘱下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bribe one's superiors and solicit favors from subordinates”. Literally, “Bribe upwards, solicit downwards”.
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买上嘱下 Pronunciation and Pinyin
买上嘱下 Character Breakdown
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为了让项目顺利通过，他不得不买上嘱下，打通各层关系。
To ensure the project passed smoothly, he had no choice but to bribe his superiors and solicit favors from his subordinates, smoothing over various connections.
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- mǎi买guān官yù鬻jué爵buy and sell official posts
- mǎi买dú椟huán还zhū珠value the superficial over the essential
- mǎi买jué爵fàn贩guān官buy and sell official posts
- mǎi买niú牛mài卖jiàn剑turn over a new leaf
- mǎi买niú牛xī息gē戈Lay down arms, live peacefully
- mǎi买lí犁mài卖jiàn剑lay down arms and farm
- mǎi买dú犊mài卖dāo刀abandon violence for peaceful life
- mǎi买wáng王dé得yáng羊Aim for superior, get lesser imitation
- mǎi买tián田yáng阳xiàn羡resign and retire to seclusion
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What does 买上嘱下 mean?
买上嘱下 (mǎi shàng zhǔ xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bribe one's superiors and solicit favors from subordinates”.
How do you pronounce 买上嘱下?
买上嘱下 is pronounced mǎi shàng zhǔ xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 买上嘱下 literally mean?
Literally, 买上嘱下 means “Bribe upwards, solicit downwards”. It is used to mean “to bribe one's superiors and solicit favors from subordinates”.
What is the Chinese definition of 买上嘱下?
贿赂上司，央告下人。同“买上告下”。