夤缘攀附 yin2 yuan2 pan1 fu4

to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor

Traditional: 夤緣攀附

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yin2

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English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up