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夤缘攀附

yín yuán pān fùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom) / to advance one's career by currying favor / social climbing
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

夤緣攀附 夤缘攀附 [yin2 yuan2 pan1 fu4] /to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor/social climbing/

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Other forms in these source records: 夤緣攀附

  • 夤
    yín

    late at night

  • 缘
    yuán

    cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along

  • 攀
    pān

    to climb (by pulling oneself up) / to implicate / to claim connections of higher status

  • 附
    fù

    to add / to attach / to be close to / to be attached

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.